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Trump talks new gun measures, gun owners talk ‘betrayal’
World
February 24, 2018
Trump talks new gun measures, gun owners talk ‘betrayal’
As President Donald Trump talked this week about banning “bump stocks” and curbing young people’s access to guns, the gun…
How Congress used the shutdown deal to cut more taxes
World
January 25, 2018
How Congress used the shutdown deal to cut more taxes
The deal that ended the government shutdown also further cut taxes, adding billions more to the national deficit. The tax…
Democrats vote to temporarily end US government shutdown
World
January 23, 2018
Democrats vote to temporarily end US government shutdown
Both the US Senate and the House have voted to restore funding to government agencies — for now. Democrats are…
Donald Trump questions immigration from ‘s***hole’ countries
World
January 12, 2018
Donald Trump questions immigration from ‘s***hole’ countries
US President Donald Trump asked why the US allows immigration from “s***hole countries” while discussing a plan with two senators…
Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set ‘to rock’
World
December 17, 2017
Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set ‘to rock’
Closing in on the first major legislative achievement of his term, President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax…
US aid cut suggests ‘instability’ in bilateral relations: Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker
Egypt
November 1, 2017
US aid cut suggests ‘instability’ in bilateral relations: Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker
Egyptian Head of Parliament Ali Abdel Aal paid a visit to the US president pro tempore, US Congressman Orrin Hatch,…
Tech executives head to US Congress under harsh spotlight
World
October 31, 2017
Tech executives head to US Congress under harsh spotlight
Facebook Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google head before US lawmakers on Tuesday for two days…
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
World
October 30, 2017
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
President Donald Trump’s national security brain trust faces Congress on the need for a new war authorization as the deadly…
Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies
World
October 13, 2017
Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies
In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the…
Muslim Egyptian-American engineer seeks to represent Massachusetts State in 2018
Egypt
October 5, 2017
Muslim Egyptian-American engineer seeks to represent Massachusetts State in 2018
A young Muslim-American of Egyptian origin, Nadeem Mazen, a councilor in the US city of Cambridge in Massachusetts, recently launched…