A manager in the White House’s Personnel Security Office said administration officials granted clearances to at least 25 people whose applications had been denied by career employees.
A trade deal could result in China promising to buy hundreds of billions of dollars of American products. It could further cement Beijing’s role in the economy.
Ms. Flores, 39, is a former Nevada state assemblywoman who lost campaigns to become the state’s lieutenant governor and to represent the Fourth District in Congress.
The former vice president’s attempt to rebut her story without dismissing it — or her — illustrated the #MeToo-era challenges that await a 76-year-old known his close physical contact with women.
Money is a problem for the Democratic senator, who is likely to be substantially out-raised in the first quarter. And she’s not the fresh candidate anymore. But much time remains.
The former vice president, accused by Ms. Flores, a Nevada Democrat, of kissing and touching her, did acknowledge ‘expressions of affection’ on campaign trail.
Several 2020 presidential candidates are focused on attracting small donors to prove grass-roots appeal, but are also privately courting major donors whose money helps pay campaign bills.
America’s top diplomat stands out in the Trump administration for brazenly inserting his evangelical Christian beliefs into discussions of foreign policy.