The Albanian PM Was Charged with Corruption After Our Investigation. Now the Country Is Voting Again.
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama casts his ballot at a polling station on Sunday.Gent Shkullaku/AFP/Getty Images Albania’s ruling Socialist Party is expected to win sweeping power on Sunday in local elections boycotted by the main opposition parties. Candidates from the small Balkan country’s Democratic Party and Socialist Integration Party sat out the voting as part…
Trump’s G20 Trip Was More Bizarre and Embarrassing Than You Thought
Yonhap/Zuma President Donald Trump is heading home after an eventful trip to G20 summit in Japan packed with enough bizarre statements and diplomatic gaffes to render the visit a disaster, if anyone weren’t already used to this stuff. Here are some lowlights. Trump has heaped praise on Kim, a practice he continued during his G-20…
Joe Biden Thought His Presidential Debate Pain Was Over. Booker and Castro Have Different Plans.
mpi04/MediaPunch/AP Sen. Kamala Harris’ successful rebuke of Joe Biden’s past opposition to federally mandated busing to desegregate schools has also opened the door to attacks from his other rivals, as they continue to zero in on his defenses of problematic past stances. While many Democrats may be willing to forgive Biden’s past positions, namely his…
Photos: WorldPride Blitzes New York City, Honoring 50 Years Since Stonewall
Marchers carry signs featuring historical LGBTQ figures during the Queer Liberation March on Sunday. That rally was billed as a more radical alternative to New York City’s massive Pride march commemorating the 50th anniversary of the clash between police and gay bar patrons that marked a turning point in the modern gay rights movement.Seth Wenig/AP…
Julián Castro Labels Donald Trump Jr. a “Coward” For Racist Kamala Harris Attack
During last Thursday’s televised Democratic debate, the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., shared—then deleted—a tweet saying Sen. Kamala Harris wasn’t black enough to understand the problems faced by black Americans, provoking a fierce, unified backlash from Harris’s fellow presidential candidates. “Kamala Harris is implying she is descended from American Black Slaves,” alt-wing identity Ali…
Trump’s Stroll Into North Korea Was the Perfect Example of His Dictator Diplomacy
A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea.Handout/Dong-A Ilbo/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s short Sunday stroll into North Korea with Kim Jong Un, that country’s…