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greed last week to a plea deal that could put him behind bars for up to four years. (Politico) 2. Judy Shelton, whom Trump intends to nominate for the Federal Reserve Board, is calling for a massive interest-rate cut at the Fed's July meeting. While Wall Street traders are anticipating a 25-basis- point cut, Shelton is

side the pro-Beijing establishment during local council elections in a significant endorsement of the protest movement that's shaken the territory. Shibani Mahtani, Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang and Anna Kam report: "Voters took to the polls in record numbers to cast ballots in the only fully democratic election

a hearing in 1980. K. W. Atherton/The Washington Post) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: — Paul Volcker, a hard-headed economic statesman who as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987 shocked the U.S. economy out of a cycle of inflation and malaise and so set the stage for a generation of prosperity, died Dec. 8

the countries turns into a tech cold war." -- Large and peaceful protests in Hong Kong show that the pro-democracy movement is still going strong. Shibani Mahtani reports: "Hundreds of thousands of people showed up in the park where the movement began in June, waving signs calling for the end of Chinese Commu

nt's battle to tamp down the number of people crossing the U.S.- Mexico border. The Associated Press reports: "According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule, expected to go into ef

a small group of protesters. Police said that more than 40 people were arrested, and Hong Kong's hospital authority said 22 people were injured. (Shibani Mahtani) 7. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's cost-cutting spree is generating chaos and leading to political backlash. In just 71/2 months,

ent's battle to tamp down the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The Associated Press reports: "According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule, expected to go into ef

d a small group of protesters. Police said that more than 40 people were arrested, and Hong Kong's hospital authority said 22 people were injured. (Shibani Mahtani) 7. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's cost- cutting spree is generating chaos and leading to political backlash. In just 71/2 months