politics2019-11-15
An estimated 13.8 million people tuned in to watch U.S. diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent testify at the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to Nielsen ratings data. Ten prime networks aired live or tape delayed coverage of the ....Read more
politics2019-11-14
Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced that around 600 U.S. troops will remain in Syria. This statement brought clarity on the exact size of the U.S. military presence in the war-torn country. Esper disclosed this to the media on a flight en route to Seoul. He was asked how many troops do the Unite....Read more
politics2019-11-12
On the eve of the beginning of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against him, President Donald Trump announced that he will release the transcript of his first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart before the week's end. This is the second time he is delaying the release of the transcri....Read more
politics2019-11-12
President Donald Trump delivered a highly anticipated speech at the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday but provided few details on the state of trade talks between the U.S. and China. Trump spent the bulk of his remarks touting the strength of the U.S. economy, crediting his policies cutting taxes....Read more
politics2019-11-11
Trump said new book on him shows "very bad and corrupt people on the other side." As deadly anti-government protests continue to worsen in Iraq, the United States called on the Iraqi Government to hold parliamentary elections and implement political reforms A statement issued by the White House also....Read more
politics2019-11-08
A top U.S. Defense official has said that it is the rebels who are fighting the Bashar-Al-Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic State, and not the United States, who are benefiting by the revenue from oil fields in the country. "The revenue from [oil fields] is not going to the U.S. [It] is going to....Read more
politics2019-11-07
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reached a milestone of appointing a record number - 158 - of federal judges within three years of his term. In all, President Trump's two Supreme Court nominees, 44 Circuit Court nominees, and 112 nominees to District Courts have been confirmed by the Congress so ....Read more
politics2019-11-06
Heads of seven key U.S. federal agencies and departments warned in a joint statement that "foreign malicious actors" including Iran, China and Russia would try to interfere in the country's 2020 presidential elections. The statement was issued by Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense M....Read more
politics2019-11-05
On the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis, the Trump administration renewed its policy on imposing sanctions on the Islamic country. Recalling the 40-years-old notorious incident of Iranian college students taking Americans hostage in an attack at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, the White House....Read more
politics2019-11-04
President Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for the handling of efforts to contain the destructive wild fires, and threatened to cut off future federal aid funding to the state. In a series of Twitter posts on Sunday, Trump slammed the Democrat Governor for his "terrible job"....Read more
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