Report: U.S. considers asking Afghanistan to postpone election
November 12, 2018 inPolitics
The Trump administration is considering pressuring the Afghan government to postpone next year's presidential election as it seeks a peace deal with the Taliban to end the 17-year war, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people briefed on the talks. Why it matters: Some officials in Washington fear that voting irregularities and violence that routinely occur in Afghan elections could undermine or destroy the prospect of a peace deal. But this...
Republicans jockey for top GOP spot on House Foreign Affairs Committee
November 12, 2018 inPolitics
GOP Reps. Mike McCaul (Texas), Joe Wilson (S.C.) and Ted Yoho (Fla.) are all vying to replace retiring Rep. Ed Royce (Calif.) as the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee.Each says they have subject-matter expertise and the ability... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
Beto O'Rourke favored in 2020 betting lines, gambling site shows
November 12, 2018 inPolitics
Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas is favored to win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to an online gambling website. BetDSI released betting lines Monday that ranked Mr. O’Rourke as the person to beat following his failed bid to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, giving him +500 odds of capturing his party’s nomination. “With the amount of publicity the Texas race received, as well as the media’s affection with O’Rourke...
Tesla had a record third quarter, so why do doubts persist?
November 12, 2018 inEconomics
Why isn’t everyone satisfied with what Tesla Inc. reported as its third-quarter results? Tesla TSLA, -3.33%[1] delivered more cars to customers in the third quarter than it did in all of 2016, and delivered for investors $271 million in pretax operating profit, its first...
Duckworth marks her 'Alive Day' in Veterans Day post
November 12, 2018 inPolitics
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday marked her “Alive Day,” the anniversary of the day she was wounded in Iraq, as the U.S. observed Veterans Day.Duckworth, an Iraq War combat veteran, served as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot in Iraq in 2004 ... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
"iPhone Story Is Showing Cracks": Apple Slides Under $200 After Key Supplier Plummets On Forecast Cut
November 12, 2018 inEconomics
Still confused by Apple's shocking announcement that it would halt its quarterly reporting of iPhone unit sales? Don't be. Overnight, Longbow analyst Shawn Harrison published the latest bearish note on the "neutral" rated Apple, warning that the iPhone story "is showing cracks with contacts now citing weaker iPhone orders year over year and Baidu iPhones search trends highlighting a red flag." Longbow was also the latest firm to sound a warning about...
Coming tonight: Episode 2 of "Axios on HBO"
November 11, 2018 inPolitics
Illustration: Caresse Haaser/Axios "Axios on HBO" is back tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT. Driving the news tonight: Our poll finds 61% of Democrats think Republicans are racist ... Inside the flood of new investigations about to hit Trump ... Impeachment pressure ... The new way women ran — and won. Go deeper: First look at our interview with Rep. Adam Schiff, featured in this morning's Axios AM.... Read more from our friends at Axios
Top House Dems on investigative committees endorse Pelosi for Speaker
November 11, 2018 inPolitics
The top three Democrats on the House's investigative committees endorsed Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker on Sunday."She's got my vote. Nancy Pelosi has been battle-tested," said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who is slated to... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
