Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Kamala Harriswill stage a rematch of last month’s explosive debate confrontation during Round 2, with a re-energized Biden promising a more aggressive approach. Biden will be flanked at center stage by Harris and Cory Booker, senators who are the most prominent black contenders in a nominating contest in which race has played a prominent role. Seven other candidates will join them on stage in Detroit in search of a breakout moment that will generate new momentum for their campaigns.
Robert Mueller’s congressional testimonywill feature in a television ad advocating for impeaching Donald Trump, set to run before and after the Democratic presidential debates. Backed by the Need to Impeach group founded by billionaire Democratic candidate Tom Steyer, the “What Mueller Said” ad will run on CNN and MSNBC, days after Mueller told two congressional panels about his investigation of Trump and Russia.
More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court charged with riotingfor their role in a recent protest that turned violent when thousands of activists clashed with police near Beijing’s main representative office in the city. The 44 charged had been arrested after a peaceful gathering on Sunday in a park in the city’s central business district rapidly morphed into running battles between thousands of black-clad demonstrators and police, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas.
A decision by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates may do little at this point to cut some of the costs that matter to many U.S. consumers. From mortgages to credit cards, banks and other lenders may resist offering substantially lower rates to consumers, analysts said, even if the central bank makes a widely expected cut to its policy rate.
