Paul Handley
latest news & developments
Top diplomat implicates Trump in explosive impeachment testimony
Gordon Sondland says he followed the president’s orders in seeking a "quid pro quo" deal for Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden
Fireworks expected as televised Trump impeachment hearings open
Trump says the inquiry is "corrupt" and "illegal," and maintains he did nothing wrong
Trump denounces impeachment inquiry as a ‘coup’
Trump faces the possibility of becoming only the third US president ever impeached by Congress
Trump attacks Mueller ahead of testimony on Russia probe
Two days before Mueller testifies the president repeated his longstanding claim it was a biased ‘witch hunt’
Trump declares ‘complete exoneration’ after Mueller finds no collusion
Mueller report clears Russian collusion claims, but does not exonerate Trump of obstruction of justice.
US charges Huawei in technology theft, sanctions violations
The US Justice Department has unveiled sweeping charges against Huawei in two cases likely to ratchet up tensions between the US and China
US threatens to arrest ICC judges who probe war crimes
The US is prepared to slap financial sanctions and criminal charges on officials of the court, says National Security Adviser John Bolton
The man who pledged to ‘take a bullet’ for Trump
On Tuesday that once-deep loyalty melted away when Cohen stunningly implicated the US president in two felony crimes
Manafort conviction and Cohen plea boost Mueller probe
The cases of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen won’t end Trump’s crusade to tar Mueller’s probe as a "witch hunt"
Psychometrics: How Facebook data helped Trump find his voters
A developer and a British firm used a personality quiz to create a powerful database which helped carry Donald Trump to the White House.
JPMorgan investment chief bows out after $2bn loss
JPMorgan Chase’s investment chief Ina Drew has resigned as the White House urged stronger industry regulation in the wake of the a $2-billion loss.
Goldman Sachs rips off ‘muppet’ clients, says ex-director
A resigning director claims banking titan Goldman Sachs has become a ‘toxic and destructive’ firm focused on milking clients for everything it can.
En garde, Lagarde: IMF wild cards win vanguard’s regard
France’s Christine Lagarde faces solid competition from Mexican and Israeli contenders as the IMF board begins deciding on a new leader.
Brics speak strongly against European IMF leader
The world’s largest emerging economies has slammed Europe’s push to lock up the International Monetary Fund’s top job.
Europe, developing world square off over IMF post
Battle lines were shaping up over the choice of a new leader for the IMF on Friday as it searched for a successor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn.