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vor for the first time. The appeals, which included apologies to the police force, come as the struggle over public opinion reaches a climax. While Hong Kong's protest movement has become steadily radicalized and fractured, the Chinese government has sharply ramped up a propaganda effort in state media an

e nobody gets killed.' The president later tweeted that intelligence reports indicated that China's government 'is moving troops to the Border with Hong Kong.- Mitch McConnell walks to his Senate office earlier this year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch

backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill in the U.S. in nearly four decades — built in McConnell's home state. Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman report: "In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Russia's largest aluminum producer, two

still inside Hong Kong's Polytechnic University after a series of mass arrests. Tiffany Liang, Anna Kam, Casey Quackenbush and Gerry Shih report: "Hong Kong's police force said Tuesday that it had apprehended 1,100 people over the past day alone, as months of violent clashes appeared to reach something of

asked lawmakers to repeat their questions, saying that he could not hear them or that they were speaking too fast," Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian report. "He also said he was unfamiliar with some of the specifics of the investigation — a surprising admission for a prosecu

e dispute between the world's two largest economies had clouded the company's outlook. In Asia, major indexes were mostly positive or flat, though Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.2% as recent political protests put pressure on the city's government to enter talks. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.6% and the Korean

was confirmed by Page 17291 EFTA00046802 Iy1 CbSICH -- The Ukraine pressure campaign began as an effort to undermine the Mueller investigation. Rosalind S. Helderman reports: "As 2018 came to a close, the special counsel investigation was bearing down on [Trump.] ... It was in this uncertain moment that [Giulia

rts: "The clouds of gas left bystanders — including children, tourists and the elderly — choking and sputtering, underscoring the growing risks of Hong Kong's deepening political crisis, now in its eighth weekend. Police said that protesters threw paint bombs, corrosive liquid and bricks at them, and that

tion of her trip was confirmed by Congressional aides." — The Ukraine pressure campaign began as an effort to undermine the Mueller investigation. Rosalind S. Helderman reports: "As 2018 came to a close, the special counsel investigation was bearing down on [Trump.] ... It was in this uncertain moment that [Giulian

l U.S. efforts to finalize a trade deal with China. Fro_m_the WalLStreet_Jaurnal: "'It was made clear down the chain that we need to be measured on Hong Kong,' one administration official said, noting that the guidance came from `the top' over concern that fragile talks with China might be jeopardized by

of two decades starting in the late 1980s before suddenly becoming rivals over the rights to a Palm Beach, Fla., property in 2004. Beth Reinhard, Rosalind S. Helderman and Marc Fisher report: "Photos and articles captured the men together over the years, the future president of the United States and the future co