Bloomberg Special Counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration over how Attorney General William Barr characterised his findings and analysis regarding whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, according to a letter Mueller sent to Barr. Mueller contacted Barr to express his displeasure after Barr issued a four-page letter characterising the main findings of Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, ...

Bloomberg Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to nearly a year in jail for skipping bail as he prepares to fight extradition to the US. Assange was last month found guilty of bail violations following his dramatic arrest in London. The 47-year-old had been holed up inside the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 as he sought to escape questioning in a ...

Why should the US government try to help the manufacturing? Although factory work used to offer a pay premium, this has disappeared in recent years: Manufacturing workers also tend to work long, grueling hours. But because of automation and global supply chains, mass manufacturing employment isn’t poised for a comeback in the US; either things will be made by low-wage ...