Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 17 The Washington Post on Trump's promises of tax cuts and deregulation Even after all the alarming antics former president Donald Trump has engaged in over the past decade, it was jarring to learn what he said to about two dozen oil company executives at an April 11 dinner in his Palm Beach, Fla., mansion, Mar-a-Lago. As The Post reported, Mr. Trump responded to one executive’s complaint about the burdensome regulations the industry faces under PresidentBiden, despite spending $400 million on lobbying against them. He told them they should instead donate $1 billion to his presidential election campaign, in return for which they would get lighter regulation and lower taxes — a much better “deal.” To be sure, it’s impossible to know whether this was a serious quid pro quo or just another case of the former president’s off-the-cuff bombast. Perhaps we’ll learn more if an inquiry by House Democrats gains traction....

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Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator

The New York trial of Sen. Bob Menendez grinded to a weeklong break after Manhattan federal court jurors were treated to a brick-by-brick build of the prosecution’s bribery case before getting stuck in an elevator

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Trump lawyers and prosecutors spar over evidence in classified documents case

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against him to block prosecutors from using as evidence the boxes of records that FBI agents seized during a search of the former president’s Florida property nearly...

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Vermont governor vetoes bill to restrict pesticide that is toxic to bees, saying it's anti-farmer

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators

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Former Red Sox pitcher arrested in Florida in an underage sex sting, sheriff says

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox has been arrested in Florida as part of an underage sex sting

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Senate report finds parts made with China's forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW

A Senate inquiry has found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor

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Power restored to most affected by deadly Houston storm, with the rest by Wednesday

Houston area residents affected by deadly storms last week that left at least seven dead have finally received some good news

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Plan to boost Uber and Lyft driver pay in Minnesota advances in state Legislature

A plan to boost pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota has advanced in the state Legislature

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Scott McLaughlin of New Zealand sets pole speed record for Indianapolis 500 as Team Penske sweeps the front row

Scott McLaughlin of New Zealand sets pole speed record for Indianapolis 500 as Team Penske sweeps the front row

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Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor

Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago

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Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights

Former President Donald Trump has urged gun owners to vote in the 2024 election as he addressed thousands of members of the National Rifle Association, which officially endorsed him just before Trump took the stage at their annual meeting in Texas

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Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case

Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in...

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UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company

U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves

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