Failure of first round of US-China trade talks May 8th, based principally on L.C.’s weekly trade reporting. The good news is that the two sides agreed to continue talking. The bad news is that there was no indication from the May 3rd-4th meeting that any potential landing zones, compromises, or concessions were even discussed. Before […]
Republicans, Trump cave on guns; Mueller plagiarizes Russian journalists
Today we cover four headline issues: (1) gun laws post-Parkland shootings (“Republicans, Trump cave on guns”); (2) two health reports; (3) the latest in the Russian collusion narrative (“Mueller plagiarizes Russian journalists”); and (4) pipeline cooperation between frequent enemies Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Gun laws post-Parkland shootings Despite the advice of the Wall Street Journal‘s mainstay […]
