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| Monday US briefing: Trump v Obama, Iran sanctions and Kris Kobach | Monday US briefing: Trump v Obama, Iran sanctions and Kris Kobach |
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| Good morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s headlines. If you’d like to receive this briefing by email, sign up here. | Good morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s headlines. If you’d like to receive this briefing by email, sign up here. |
| Top story: midterms become a tale of two presidents | Top story: midterms become a tale of two presidents |
| Donald Trump and Barack Obama took to the campaign trail on Sunday, both making a final bid to convince midterms voters that theirs is the more compelling vision of America. For Trump, stumping in Georgia, that vision was a fearful one, of a nation overrun by “criminal aliens” and “predators” should Democrats regain power. Speaking at a rally in Indiana, Obama urged a turn away from Trump’s divisive and dishonest politics, driven by “blatantly, repeatedly, baldly, shamelessly lying”. | Donald Trump and Barack Obama took to the campaign trail on Sunday, both making a final bid to convince midterms voters that theirs is the more compelling vision of America. For Trump, stumping in Georgia, that vision was a fearful one, of a nation overrun by “criminal aliens” and “predators” should Democrats regain power. Speaking at a rally in Indiana, Obama urged a turn away from Trump’s divisive and dishonest politics, driven by “blatantly, repeatedly, baldly, shamelessly lying”. |
| Romney’s return. Obama’s 2012 presidential rival Mitt Romney is on the brink of reaching Washington as the new US senator from Utah. Will he make life difficult for Trump? | Romney’s return. Obama’s 2012 presidential rival Mitt Romney is on the brink of reaching Washington as the new US senator from Utah. Will he make life difficult for Trump? |
| Marijuana map. Four US states will vote on new cannabis legislation on Tuesday. Sam Morris explains how that could affect the weed legalisation picture nationally. | Marijuana map. Four US states will vote on new cannabis legislation on Tuesday. Sam Morris explains how that could affect the weed legalisation picture nationally. |
| Romney’s return. Obama’s 2012 presidential rival Mitt Romney is on the brink of reaching Washington as the new US senator from Utah. Will he make life difficult for Trump? | Romney’s return. Obama’s 2012 presidential rival Mitt Romney is on the brink of reaching Washington as the new US senator from Utah. Will he make life difficult for Trump? |
| Marijuana map. Four US states will vote on new cannabis legislation on Tuesday. Sam Morris explains how that could affect the weed legalisation picture nationally. | Marijuana map. Four US states will vote on new cannabis legislation on Tuesday. Sam Morris explains how that could affect the weed legalisation picture nationally. |
| Rouhani says new US sanctions put Iran in a ‘war situation’ | Rouhani says new US sanctions put Iran in a ‘war situation’ |
| Iran has launched air defence drills in response to the reimposition of US sanctions, with the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, saying the country now faces “a war situation”. The new sanctions took effect on Monday, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said the sanctions – focused on oil, shipping and banking – would not hurt the Iranian people. | Iran has launched air defence drills in response to the reimposition of US sanctions, with the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, saying the country now faces “a war situation”. The new sanctions took effect on Monday, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said the sanctions – focused on oil, shipping and banking – would not hurt the Iranian people. |
| No deal. The sanctions, which place an embargo on oil and seek to cut off Iran’s banking sector from global markets, are the most punitive measures imposed by Washington since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. | No deal. The sanctions, which place an embargo on oil and seek to cut off Iran’s banking sector from global markets, are the most punitive measures imposed by Washington since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. |
| No deal. The sanctions, which place an embargo on oil and seek to cut off Iran’s banking sector from global markets, are the most punitive measures imposed by Washington since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. | No deal. The sanctions, which place an embargo on oil and seek to cut off Iran’s banking sector from global markets, are the most punitive measures imposed by Washington since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. |
| Kobach took donations from white nationalist sympathisers | Kobach took donations from white nationalist sympathisers |
| Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for governor of Kansas and a close ally of Trump, has accepted thousands of dollars in donations and longstanding support from white nationalist sympathisers and groups espousing white supremacist views, according to recent financial disclosures. Kobach, currently the Kansas secretary of state, is best known for his commitment to harsh voter ID laws that critics say are aimed at suppressing the political power of minority voters. | Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for governor of Kansas and a close ally of Trump, has accepted thousands of dollars in donations and longstanding support from white nationalist sympathisers and groups espousing white supremacist views, according to recent financial disclosures. Kobach, currently the Kansas secretary of state, is best known for his commitment to harsh voter ID laws that critics say are aimed at suppressing the political power of minority voters. |
| Dodge City. Kobach’s gubernatorial race against Democrat Laura Kelly grew more controversial last week as it emerged the sole polling place in Dodge City, Kansas, was to be moved from the city centre, drawing criticism from the ACLU and others. | Dodge City. Kobach’s gubernatorial race against Democrat Laura Kelly grew more controversial last week as it emerged the sole polling place in Dodge City, Kansas, was to be moved from the city centre, drawing criticism from the ACLU and others. |
| Dodge City. Kobach’s gubernatorial race against Democrat Laura Kelly grew more controversial last week as it emerged the sole polling place in Dodge City, Kansas, was to be moved from the city centre, drawing criticism from the ACLU and others. | Dodge City. Kobach’s gubernatorial race against Democrat Laura Kelly grew more controversial last week as it emerged the sole polling place in Dodge City, Kansas, was to be moved from the city centre, drawing criticism from the ACLU and others. |
| Xi Jinping promises greater openness amid US-China trade war | Xi Jinping promises greater openness amid US-China trade war |
| The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to lower import tariffs and increase access to the Chinese market, in comments apparently depicting his country as a champion of globalisation, with fears growing for the Chinese economy amid its trade war with the US. Speaking at a trade fair in Shanghai on Monday, Xi insisted: “China will not close its door to the world and will only become more and more open.” | The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to lower import tariffs and increase access to the Chinese market, in comments apparently depicting his country as a champion of globalisation, with fears growing for the Chinese economy amid its trade war with the US. Speaking at a trade fair in Shanghai on Monday, Xi insisted: “China will not close its door to the world and will only become more and more open.” |
| Human rights review. China’s human rights record will be examined by the UN on Tuesday, under a process known as the “universal periodic review”, focusing on Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities, detention of activists and suppression of religious and civil freedoms. | Human rights review. China’s human rights record will be examined by the UN on Tuesday, under a process known as the “universal periodic review”, focusing on Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities, detention of activists and suppression of religious and civil freedoms. |
| Human rights review. China’s human rights record will be examined by the UN on Tuesday, under a process known as the “universal periodic review”, focusing on Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities, detention of activists and suppression of religious and civil freedoms. | Human rights review. China’s human rights record will be examined by the UN on Tuesday, under a process known as the “universal periodic review”, focusing on Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities, detention of activists and suppression of religious and civil freedoms. |
| Crib sheet | Crib sheet |
| Trump will hold bilateral meetings with Vladimir Putin and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as world leaders gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. | Trump will hold bilateral meetings with Vladimir Putin and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as world leaders gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. |
| Skin cancer deaths among men in developed countries have soared since 1985, with male melanoma mortality increasing at least 50% in eight nations including Ireland, Spain and the UK. | Skin cancer deaths among men in developed countries have soared since 1985, with male melanoma mortality increasing at least 50% in eight nations including Ireland, Spain and the UK. |
| South Korea and the US have resumed joint military exercises ahead of a denuclearisation summit between the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials. | South Korea and the US have resumed joint military exercises ahead of a denuclearisation summit between the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials. |
| Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of childhood obesity, according to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Southern California. Go into more detail about air pollution here. | Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of childhood obesity, according to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Southern California. Go into more detail about air pollution here. |
| Trump will hold bilateral meetings with Vladimir Putin and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as world leaders gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. | Trump will hold bilateral meetings with Vladimir Putin and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as world leaders gather in Paris this week to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. |
| Skin cancer deaths among men in developed countries have soared since 1985, with male melanoma mortality increasing at least 50% in eight nations including Ireland, Spain and the UK. | Skin cancer deaths among men in developed countries have soared since 1985, with male melanoma mortality increasing at least 50% in eight nations including Ireland, Spain and the UK. |
| South Korea and the US have resumed joint military exercises ahead of a denuclearisation summit between the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials. | South Korea and the US have resumed joint military exercises ahead of a denuclearisation summit between the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials. |
| Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of childhood obesity, according to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Southern California. Go into more detail about air pollution here. | Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of childhood obesity, according to a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Southern California. Go into more detail about air pollution here. |
| Today in Focus: Inside the campaign to stop Brexit | Today in Focus: Inside the campaign to stop Brexit |
| On today’s podcast, host Anushka Asthana hears from the man behind the growing campaign for a second Brexit referendum, while Hadley Freeman reflects on a new wave of American antisemitism. | On today’s podcast, host Anushka Asthana hears from the man behind the growing campaign for a second Brexit referendum, while Hadley Freeman reflects on a new wave of American antisemitism. |
| Must-reads | Must-reads |
| Lion poaching: the brutal new threat to Africa’s prides | Lion poaching: the brutal new threat to Africa’s prides |
| There are fewer lions left in Africa than elephants, so conservationists were deeply troubled when poachers targeted entire prides with poisoned meat. Damian Carrington joins an anti-poaching patrol in Mozambique’s Limpopo national park. | There are fewer lions left in Africa than elephants, so conservationists were deeply troubled when poachers targeted entire prides with poisoned meat. Damian Carrington joins an anti-poaching patrol in Mozambique’s Limpopo national park. |
| Guido Guidi: ‘Many times I’m not looking when I press the shutter’ | Guido Guidi: ‘Many times I’m not looking when I press the shutter’ |
| The photographer Guido Guidi rarely travels far from his home near Bologna, but his everyday images are an unmatched record of life in an Italy beyond the edges of the picture postcard. “The centre is where you are,” he tells Charlotte Higgins. | The photographer Guido Guidi rarely travels far from his home near Bologna, but his everyday images are an unmatched record of life in an Italy beyond the edges of the picture postcard. “The centre is where you are,” he tells Charlotte Higgins. |
| Seven ways to address your insomnia | Seven ways to address your insomnia |
| Finding it hard to sleep at night? It could be the midterms, or it could just be the coffee. Joanna Moorhead suggests seven ways to combat insomnia, from watching your diet to keeping a sleep diary. | Finding it hard to sleep at night? It could be the midterms, or it could just be the coffee. Joanna Moorhead suggests seven ways to combat insomnia, from watching your diet to keeping a sleep diary. |
| The swanky Rio restaurant that serves the homeless | The swanky Rio restaurant that serves the homeless |
| Rio’s chic Refettorio Gastromotiva restaurant serves food donated by companies that would otherwise throw it away, prepared by trainee chefs from favelas and other low-income communities. Its diners are the local homeless, who eat there for free. Dom Phillips reports. | Rio’s chic Refettorio Gastromotiva restaurant serves food donated by companies that would otherwise throw it away, prepared by trainee chefs from favelas and other low-income communities. Its diners are the local homeless, who eat there for free. Dom Phillips reports. |
| Opinion | Opinion |
| The midterms are a referendum on the sitting president, writes Allan J Lichtman. So this week’s result will rest on which emotion proves more powerful in driving turnout: love or hate of Donald Trump. | The midterms are a referendum on the sitting president, writes Allan J Lichtman. So this week’s result will rest on which emotion proves more powerful in driving turnout: love or hate of Donald Trump. |
| Two-thirds of respondents to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll taken in late October said that Trump will be a factor in their midterm votes … A similar poll taken before the midterm elections of 2014 found that then president Barack Obama would be either a minor or a major factor in voting for only 47% of respondents. | Two-thirds of respondents to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll taken in late October said that Trump will be a factor in their midterm votes … A similar poll taken before the midterm elections of 2014 found that then president Barack Obama would be either a minor or a major factor in voting for only 47% of respondents. |
| Sport | Sport |
| A distinctive statue of Mo Salah has been unveiled in Egypt, drawing widespread ridicule. Meanwhile, Salah’s Liverpool held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates. Here are 10 talking points from the weekend’s action in the Premier League. | A distinctive statue of Mo Salah has been unveiled in Egypt, drawing widespread ridicule. Meanwhile, Salah’s Liverpool held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates. Here are 10 talking points from the weekend’s action in the Premier League. |
| Floyd Mayweather will square up to the kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa for a New Year’s Eve fight in Tokyo, organised by the Rizin Fighting Federation, a Japanese mixed martial arts company. | Floyd Mayweather will square up to the kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa for a New Year’s Eve fight in Tokyo, organised by the Rizin Fighting Federation, a Japanese mixed martial arts company. |
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