This archive report was first published on 15 July 2019.
President Trump's Racial Attack ¶
On Sunday, President Trump launched a racist attack on four minority congresswomen, telling them to 'go back' to their countries of origin. The attack appeared to be directed at members of the 'squad,' a group of liberal, first-term Democrats: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Only Ms. Omar, who is from Somalia, was born outside the U.S.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the congresswomen, saying Mr. Trump's campaign slogan, 'Make America Great Again,' 'has always been about making America white again.'
Our chief White House correspondent writes that Mr. Trump 'appears to be drawing a deep line between the white, native-born America of his memory and the ethnically diverse, increasingly foreign-born country he is presiding over.'
Read more: The Times wants to hear from you about whether you've been told to 'go back' to your country even though you're an American.
China's Economic Growth Slows ¶
China's economic growth fell to its slowest pace in nearly three decades, officials said on Monday, as trade tensions with the U.S. and other financial problems take a growing toll on the world's second-largest economy.
China's economy grew 6.2 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, the slowest pace since 1992. The number may also understate the extent of the slowdown, as many economists doubt its veracity.
Another angle: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan has recently moved to limit trade with South Korea, taking a page from President Trump and citing concerns about national security.
Joe Biden's Busing Record ¶
Joe Biden's record on school desegregation has been a topic of controversy in his 2020 presidential run. In 1974, a federal court in Delaware was on the verge of ordering busing to integrate Wilmington's overwhelmingly black public schools. Mr. Biden, the state's newly elected member of Congress, had cast votes to protect the practice of busing, but he later led an effort in the Senate to end it.
A Times review suggests that Mr. Biden's opposition to busing was far more sweeping than he has led voters to believe.
Read more: The Times examined hundreds of pages of congressional records, as well as interviewing education experts and contemporaries of Mr. Biden in Wilmington and Washington.
Will Sudan's Revolution Succeed? ¶
When Sudan's longtime ruler, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, was ousted in April, protesters wanted immediate civilian rule. But the military refused to cede power, and a seven-week standoff ensued, followed by a deadly crackdown last month.
Declan Walsh, a Times correspondent based in Cairo, has visited Sudan for the past 20 years and recently met with Gen. Mohammed Hamdan, known as Hemeti, whose troops led the crackdown.
Quotable: 'We've been ruled by dictatorships for over 50 years. We can't accept another one,' said Mohamed al-Asam, a 28-year-old doctor turned revolutionary who spent three months in jail under Mr. al-Bashir.
