Politics

South Korea’s presidential office One of the dishes on South Korea’s state dinner for President Donald Trump: Pine mushroom rice in a stone pot, grilled Hanwoo (Korean beef) rib seasoned with a special sauce made with 360-year-old soy sauce. It’s not clear whether the U.S. leader, who is on a …

Spencer Platt | Getty Images New York Mayor Bill de Blasio votes at a public library in Brooklyn on Election Day on Nov. 7, 2017 in New York City. Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio scored a decisive victory on Tuesday in his bid to secure a second …

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump visits the Forbidden City with ChinaÕs President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. In fact, what the Chinese and Xi want is a “very smooth visit full of pomp and circumstance and very little substance and very little friction,” said Michael …

Kiyoshi Ota | Pool | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, not pictured, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2017. President Donald Trump’s administration asked Congress on Monday for $4 billion more to support missile defense to counter the …

Kiyoshi Ota | Pool/Anadolu Agency | Getty Images US President Donald Trump (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not seen) hold a joint press conference after holding an inter-delegation meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan on November 6, 2017. Trump — who has received political support from the …

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, center, speaks during a news conference on tax reform in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. The chairman of the House of Representatives tax writing …

Getty Images House Way and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), joined by members of the House Republican leadership, introduce tax reform legislation November 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. The GOP’s tax plan contains a little-noticed tax hike on big earners that could add another $12,000 to their annual tax bill. …

Getty Images Flanked by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform legislation during a meeting with members of the House Ways and Means Committee in the Cabinet Room at the White House, November …

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP, gestures as Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group, reacts during a panel session at the 10,000 Small Businesses (1OKSB) Partnership Event at their offices in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. …

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Donald Trump and Sam Clovis ahead of a rally at Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 25, 2015. A former Trump campaign official linked to the Russia investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn his nomination for an agriculture post. Sam …