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US states sue Trump over border wall emergency
World
February 19, 2019
US states sue Trump over border wall emergency
Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a…
Trump plans ’emergency’ to fund wall as Congress moves to avert shutdown
World
February 16, 2019
Trump plans ’emergency’ to fund wall as Congress moves to avert shutdown
President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency to fund his controversial border wall, the White House said Thursday,…
US security aid to Palestinian Authority to end Thursday
Middle East
January 30, 2019
US security aid to Palestinian Authority to end Thursday
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – US security aid for the Palestinian Authority was set to dry up on Thursday after…
Trump grounds Pelosi, scraps Davos trip amid shutdown
World
January 18, 2019
Trump grounds Pelosi, scraps Davos trip amid shutdown
US President Donald Trump forced the cancellation Thursday of a trip to Afghanistan by his Democratic opponent Nancy Pelosi, and…
Democrats take over US House, shutdown impasse remains
World
January 4, 2019
Democrats take over US House, shutdown impasse remains
US Democrats swept back to power Thursday in the House of Representatives with veteran Nancy Pelosi at the helm, but…
Trump warns US gov’t shutdown could last ‘long time’
World
January 3, 2019
Trump warns US gov’t shutdown could last ‘long time’
US President Donald Trump met top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, but they failed to hammer out an agreement that would…
Congress to reconvene with no end in sight for federal shutdown
World
January 2, 2019
Congress to reconvene with no end in sight for federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress was set to reconvene on Wednesday with no signs of a workable plan to end…
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
World
December 11, 2018
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday,…
US to give Saudis a pass even if Crown Prince behind murder
Middle East
November 21, 2018
US to give Saudis a pass even if Crown Prince behind murder
President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to stick by ally Saudi Arabia even while admitting that de facto leader Crown Prince…
Post-midterm outlook in US: ‘It’s going to be crazy for the next 2 years’
World
November 9, 2018
Post-midterm outlook in US: ‘It’s going to be crazy for the next 2 years’
The US midterms resulted in a split Congress with Democrats winning the House of Representatives and Republicans increasing their majority…