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The sexual assault claim against Brett Kavanaugh could impact on the way women vote in November’s midterms
November’s midterm elections will not be dominated by trade policy
Twitter broadside comes as Republicans scramble to save Supreme Court nominee
The vice-president seeks advice to defuse trade tension but struggles to understand Trump
Donald Trump’s former attorney speaks to special counsel about election meddling
Businesses expect to cope with 10% levy but further rise could hit hard
Candidate with background in financial stability chosen as attention is paid to potential hazards
US move comes two months before second set of sanctions on Tehran are reimposed
Relative decline and domestic exhaustion create an opening for realpolitik
Li Keqiang’s pro-business pledges come a day after Trump ratchets up trade war
Offer of talks follows new 10% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods
Treasuries and Bunds sell off; Brent oil heads towards $80 a barrel
Warsaw said to offer billions of dollars to bolster defences against Russia
Beijing slaps duties of up to 10 per cent on $60bn of American imports
Trump’s duties hit private rather than state companies and could help Xi politically
Korean leaders hope Pyongyang summit paves way for breakthrough in diplomatic impasse
Beijing will explore new ways to hurt Washington, including a refusal to buy its debt
States go it alone on the environment in the absence of federal support
Victor Mallet on the Chinese reaction to the latest round of US tariffs
Duties start at 10% and will increase to 25% next year if no deal is reached
Microsoft co-founder says population growth is a liability and opportunity
Beijing cannot match the duties dollar for dollar but it does have other weapons it could deploy
