Bloomberg Kazakhs are voting in presidential elections that were called after longtime ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev stepped down following three decades in power. Seven candidates are competing to become only the second president of central Asia’s largest energy producer since it gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Polling, which began on Sunday and was expected to close at ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s deal with Mexico to get help on the border in exchange for withdrawing the threat of US import tariffs got a quick thumbs-down from Nancy Pelosi. The House Speaker released a statement saying Trump had “undermined America’s preeminent leadership role in the world” by hanging the threat of tariffs over Mexico. “We are deeply disappointed by ...

Bloomberg Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont led the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in a poll of Iowa voters likely to participate in the first nominating contest, still almost eight months away. Biden has the support of 24 percent of likely participants in the Iowa caucuses. He’s followed by Sanders at 16 percent. ...