politics2020-01-23
A top General in charge of the U.S. military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria warned that the dreaded terrorist outfit has the potential to resurge if pressure is taken off from them for too long a period of time. Addressing a news conference at the Pentagon, Air Force Maj. Ge....Read more
politics2020-01-22
After heated overnight debate, the Senate adopted ground rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. A series of Democratic amendments calling for more documents from the White House and other federal agencies related to Trump's dealings with Ukraine, and to subpoena witnesses, were defeat....Read more
politics2020-01-21
Hearings on an impeachment trial against President Donald Trump is set to begin in the Senate at 1 pm ET Tuesday. The Senate trial begins a month after the House of Representatives passed two impeachment articles against Trump - for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - over his alleged effor....Read more
politics2020-01-20
Tension is mounting in Richmond, where pro-gun campaigners have scheduled a massive gun rights rally on Monday that the Virginia authorities fear could turn violent. The Virginia Citizens Defense League, a gun rights group, said they are expecting around 50,000 people to participate in a "Lobby Day"....Read more
politics2020-01-17
The Senate overwhelmingly passed with bi-partisan support a new North American trade deal in what is seen as a major victory for President Donald Trump, who made replacing NAFTA one of his key campaign promises. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or the USMCA, was passed in the Upper House b....Read more
politics2020-01-16
Two Iranians who were charged with collecting information on U.S. citizens and opponents of the Iranian regime have been sentenced to jail. Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 39, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, was sentenced to prison for 38 months and a fine of $14,153. Majid Ghorbani, 60, an Iranian citiz....Read more
politics2020-01-15
President Donald Trump has urged Apple to help unlock iPhones used by the attackers for a fatal shooting at U.S. naval base last month. "We are helping Apple all of the time on TRADE and so many other issues, and yet they refuse to unlock phones used by killers, drug dealers and other violent crimi....Read more
politics2020-01-15
After months of negotiations, the U.S. and China officially signed an historic phase one trade deal on Wednesday in an effort to defuse the bitter trade dispute between the two economic superpowers. President Donald Trump signed the agreement along with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, Beijing's chief t....Read more
politics2020-01-14
New Jersey senator Cory Booker has pulled out of the race for Democratic party nomination to fight Donald Trump in the presidential election after struggling to raise money and garner enough support in polls. The 50-year-old African-American lawmaker announced the end of his campaign in a video uplo....Read more
politics2020-01-13
More than half of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the current situation with Iran, a new ABC opinion Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs KnowledgePanel shows. 56 percent of the survey's respondents are of this opinion. Respondents also were asked about the fallout o....Read more
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