This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (July 19, 2018).

Trump stood by his threats to levy sweeping tariffs on auto imports as a way to extract concessions from trading partners, despite opposition from the industry and discontent in Congress with the proposal.

The White House remained in damage-control mode amid continuing backlash over the president's remarks about Russian election meddling.

A federal judge ordered the detention of a Russian gun-rights activist accused of conspiring to cultivate relationships in the U.S. to advance Moscow's agenda.

The White House is reviewing a request by Putin to allow Russian investigators to question a number of Americans they say are implicated in criminal activity.

New U.S. sanctions are delivering a shock to Iran even before they take effect, as foreign banks back off and firms wind down contracts.

The U.S. has returned about two dozen suspected Islamic State fighters detained in Syria to their home countries.

Ethiopian leader Ahmed is pushing a breakneck overhaul agenda that has created powerful enemies among the nation's elite.

Authoritarian regimes in the Mideast are increasingly walling off their citizens from swaths of the internet.

California reopened Highway 1 at Big Sur after a 2017 landslide blocked a stretch of the scenic route.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 19, 2018 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)