Bloomberg For almost a quarter of a century, Hong Kong stood as the one place under Beijing’s rule with open elections. A landslide loss just over a year ago may have finally convinced China to end the experiment in democracy. In late 2019, Hong Kong’s democratic opposition rode the momentum of historic protests to win an unprecedented 85% of the ...

Bloomberg Senator Ted Cruz is delaying William Burns’s confirmation as CIA director to demand that the Biden administration do more to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as Republicans seek to ramp up pressure now that construction has resumed. The move by the Texas Republican will delay, but not stop, Burns’s path to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). ...

Bloomberg A Congressman who helped lead the second impeachment of Donald Trump filed a lawsuit alleging the former president incited a mob that took over the US Capitol and disrupted the certification of the 2020 election. Representative Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, filed the suit in federal court. It’s the latest sign of legal peril for Trump over his role ...