With the world facing an unprecedented lockdown in the face of coronavirus, we're pushing ahead on the dominant story in our lives — as well as the urgent News + Politics issues that are being overlooked. Today we dive into the virus's impact on the presidential campaign, a foreign policy dispute for cattle ranchers (pictured) and the endgame in Syria's civil war.
| | | America's decision to lift the ban on Brazilian beef couldn't have come at a better time for Jair Bolsonaro. But it's threatening to backfire on Donald Trump. Venezuela was there, as was trade. But one item missing from the diplomatic menu when President Donald Trump hosted his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for dinner at the American leader’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this month was beef. “He’s doing a fantastic job. … Brazil loves him, and the USA loves him,” Trump told reporters, lavishing praise on Bolsonaro. “The friendship is probably stronger now than it’s ever been.” And if a friend in need is a friend indeed, then Trump’s proving a true ally to Bolsonaro. But that’s threatening to undercut support the American president has enjoyed from a sector that has until now backed him loyally: cattle farmers. | | READ NOW |
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| | | | The U.S. is one of 27 countries that have faced Russian election meddling, and the others offer strategies for how to fight back. Reports indicate that Russian disinformation campaigns are once again targeting the U.S. presidential election, propping up the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders in a bid to sow division among voters in the already emotionally trying state of American politics. But while an NPR poll in January found that 1 in 6 Americans think foreign interference is the biggest threat to U.S. elections, some are ignoring a fact that could hugely help efforts to fight back: The U.S. is just one of 27 countries across Europe and North America victimized by Russian political meddling since 2004. | | READ NOW |
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| | | Sunday's Democratic debate saw Sanders open up the opposition research book on Joe Biden, a sign the primary will keep going for a while. |
| | | A heightened interest still isn't translating into jobs in tech. |
| | | America will eventually learn the lesson of having failed to bring strong diplomacy and a bit more muscle to Syria. |
| | | The 2020 campaign has moved into the hermetically sealed bubble phase, with the coronavirus pandemic consuming all. Advantage: Joe Biden. |
| | | "Traditional" American households could soon become a luxury for the wealthy. |
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