Taiwan Voters Snub Beijing for a Third Time, Leaving China With Few Good Options

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 14, 2024 12:01 am ET TAIPEI—For eight years, China has raged against Taiwan’s ruling party, accusing it of pursuing a separatist agenda that must be confronted with…

Opinion | Taiwan’s Victory for Democracy

[ad_1] The press is full of fear and trembling after Taiwan’s people on Saturday elected as president the candidate most disliked by Beijing. How about first celebrating the island nation’s…

John Kerry to Step Down as Biden’s Climate Envoy

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 13, 2024 5:03 pm ET WASHINGTON—John Kerry is stepping down as the president’s special envoy for climate this spring, according to two people familiar with the decision.…

Wintry Weather Freezes Up Iowa Caucuses Campaigning

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Political operatives have long said having a robust organizational effort that can turn out supporters on a cold winter night is…

Vivek Ramaswamy Has a Strategy, But It Rests on Trump’s Exit

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 13, 2024 2:20 pm ET WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—For those who speculate about what Vivek Ramaswamy really wants out of his long-shot Republican presidential bid—perhaps a podcast…

GOP Negotiator James Lankford Tries to Solve Border ‘Rubik’s Cube’

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 13, 2024 12:21 pm ET Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma has taken on one of Congress’s most thankless and politically risky jobs: leading negotiations to overhaul…

How Iowa’s Economy Is Faring Heading Into the Caucuses, in Seven Charts

[ad_1] Jan. 13, 2024 11:00 am ET As Iowa gears up to host the first 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest on Jan. 15, the state’s economy is growing but at…

Ron DeSantis’s Big Bet on Iowa Risks Not Paying Off

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) AMES, Iowa—Ron DeSantis says he will never back down. The next three days will test that confidence. Needing a strong performance in Monday’s Iowa…

Chasing the Base: The Road to the GOP Nomination

[ad_1] A new WSJ podcast series examines why Donald Trump is front-runner in that race and why his appeal to conservatives endures. [ad_2] Source link

Taiwan Holds Election as World Watches

[ad_1] Jan. 12, 2024 10:06 pm ET TAIPEI—Taiwanese voters headed to the polls on Saturday to choose a new president in an unpredictable three-way race being closely watched in Washington,…