US legislators meet with a detained Philippine opposition leader

Key Takeaways: U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was previously barred from entering the Philippines by prior President Rodrigo Duterte, met a long-confined Filipino opposition pioneer on Friday. Duterte had demanded her guilt, claiming that observers confirmed she received payments from incarcerated drug

In New York City, progressives meet a crowded house

Key Takeaways: Under 24 hours before delivering a lackluster message, two Democratic rivals in one of the nation’s most competitive House contests swiftly scheduled a question-and-answer session. Rivera and Holtzman made it clear that the focus of their gathering was the head