A jury in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial took just two days to reach a historic verdict: guilty on all 34 counts. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/N6QF3Mm
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling party was put on the defensive on government-controlled state television as contenders for next month’s European Parliament election held the first televised debate in the country in 18 years. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/JkthXv0
President Joe Biden will allow Ukraine to launch US-provided munitions against military targets inside a limited area of Russia, overcoming concern that any such move could provoke a wider war with the West. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/b6t2oCw
Canada needs to be “super proactive” about the looming review of the North American free-trade agreement given that it’s a junior partner in the deal, its former central bank chief warned. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/NVJHLGn
Germany is providing as much as €500 million ($542 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, including air-defense missiles, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/gfiJn5A
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order tightening measures at the US-Mexico border as soon as Tuesday, seeking to address an historic surge in migrants that has become a major political liability ahead of November’s general election. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/JSf71N0
Keir Starmer’s purge of the left wing of his Labour Party has had a single, laser-focused aim: to make Britain’s opposition electable again after over a decade in the cold. But an escalating row over the treatment of the UK’s first Black woman MP risks undermining his control of the UK election campaign. from Bloomberg…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is likely to support Donald Trump in November’s election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/GWEzFiK
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry put the onus on Senate Democrats to move sweeping crypto legislation before the November election. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/oJ1ELFQ
Mexico’s next president will inherit a country in a unique position to benefit from seismic changes in international trade. It’s also a country with no shortage of issues, from persistent crime to infrastructure woes. On June 2, voters will head to the polls to determine the successor of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known…