published Dec 12th 2016, 4:00 pm, by Rich Miller (Bloomberg) —President-elect Donald Trump has accused China of ripping off the U.S. on trade and threatened to brand the country a currency manipulator soon after taking office. Yet economists say his new best bud and China nemesis, Taiwan, is much better

published Sep 25th 2016, 1:36 pm, by Ben Brody (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump “discussed at length Israel’s successful experience with a security fence that helped secure its borders” during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that lasted longer than an hour, according to a statement from the Republican presidential

published Aug 31st 2016, 6:33 pm, by Kevin Cirilli and Eric Martin (Bloomberg) —Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto downplayed differences and set aside harsh rhetoric after a meeting Wednesday in Mexico City that was a prelude to the Republican candidate’s speech on immigration later in the day.

published Aug 14th 2016, 10:00 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — The lunch group in Monessen, Pennsylvania, is evenly divided between Trump supporters and Trump opponents. But the dark mood across the whole room suggests why this working-class town might end up favoring him in November. Monessen, once

published Jul 24th 2016, 11:19 am, by Mike Dorning (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s statement that he wouldn’t necessarily come to the aid of a NATO ally attacked by Russia shows the Republican isn’t ready for the Oval Office, said its current occupant, President Barack Obama. Obama said Sunday that Trump’s

published Jul 21st 2016, 3:44 pm, by John McCormick (Bloomberg) — Even for a master showman like Donald Trump, Thursday night’s prime-time presidential nomination acceptance speech is a big test. After three days of stumbles at his national convention — capped by a divisive speech by Trump’s top primary campaign

published Jul 17th 2016, 10:45 am, by Francis Wilkinson (Bloomberg View) — Will Mike Pence help Donald Trump win over Christian conservatives? White evangelical voters who are put off by Trump’s misogyny, racism or astonishing business ethics won’t be swayed by the addition to the ticket of a conservative Midwesterner

published Jul 11th 2016, 5:27 pm, by Terrence Dopp, Jennifer Jacobs and Mark Halperin (Bloomberg) —Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich as his running mate, the former U.S. House Speaker may still have a job in the billionaire’s administration. Trump is considering picking Gingrich for a top

published Jun 27th 2016, 4:52 pm, by Kevin Cirilli (Bloomberg) — The Trump campaign reached out directly to Christian leaders in the aftermath the Supreme Court’s overturning of Texas abortion laws on Monday, while deciding against releasing official statements or social media postings. Earlier Monday, the campaign engaged its recently-appointed

published Jun 12th 2016, 4:45 pm, by Alan Levin and Tamara Thueringer (Bloomberg) — The killing spree at a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, that left at least 50 dead in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history was “an attack on all of us,” President Barack Obama said on