Politics

Bloomberg Donald Trump has given approval for Republican National Committee (RNC) to use his name in fundraising and other materials after the former president threatened to sue if the GOP continued to do so, the RNC said. Trump told RNC chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel that he’s fine with the RNC’s current use of his name, RNC Chief Counsel J. Justin ...

Bloomberg Myanmar protesters marched Monday in some of the country’s biggest cities, part of another nationwide strike to pressure the military to relinquish power after a February 1 coup. Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets in Yangon and Mandalay, Myanmar’s biggest cities, as well as other cities to keep up momentum for the pro-democracy movement. In the southeastern city of ...

Bloomberg New York’s highest-ranking state lawmakers called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign even as he remained defiant that he wouldn’t step down. “I am not going to resign because of allegations,” Cuomo said on a call with reporters. “There is no way I resign.” Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, faces claims of impropriety from five women, after disclosures from two ...

Bloomberg Beijing pledged to speed up legislation aimed at countering US sanctions, as it seeks to narrow Washington’s advantages in disputes after the Trump administration levied waves of penalties against China. Measures were announced by National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Li Zhanshu as part of his annual report to the Chinese legislature on Monday. “We will upgrade our legal ...

Bloomberg Libya’s two rival parliaments began meeting for the first time to discuss a proposed unity government that would lead the war-torn Opec member until elections in December. Monday’s joint session involving lawmakers from the Tobruk-based parliament, which backed eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, and the rival assembly headquartered in Tripoli, the capital, is taking place in the central coastal ...

Bloomberg Decisions by two Republican governors to remove all coronavirus restrictions in their states have reignited the political debate on the pandemic response, elevating it as a campaign issue this year and in 2022. Republicans Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi announced last week they’re eliminating state mask mandates and allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity, ...

Bloomberg A top Chinese diplomat urged the US to stop “crossing lines and playing with fire” on Taiwan, as part of a broad series of warnings to President Joe Biden against meddling in Beijing’s affairs. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at his annual news briefing on Sunday there was “no room for compromise or concessions” in Beijing’s claim to ...

Bloomberg Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have demanded the Republican National Committee and other GOP entities stop using his name and likeness on fund-raising emails and merchandise without his permission, said a person familiar with the move. The cease-and-desist letters, first reported by Politico, were sent to the RNC, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the National Republican Senatorial ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden signs an executive order mandating federal departments and agencies increase efforts to help Americans register to vote, as the White House looks for ways to offset Republican efforts to toughen voting standards. The executive action will direct federal facilities to accept requests from states — which each run their own voter processes — to become registration ...

Bloomberg A senior official in South Africa’s ruling party said the government should reject an attempt to impeach the country’s public prosecutor, according to the Sunday Times. According to Ace Magashule, a motion to investigate Busisiwe Mkhwebane is a strategy by the main opposition party to divide the governing African National Congress. The motion from the opposition Democratic Alliance for ...