Trump administration
Trump says no emergency declaration to end US govt shutdown
World
January 13, 2019
Trump says no emergency declaration to end US govt shutdown
President Donald Trump said he was holding off on declaring a state of emergency to end the partial US…
Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit
World
January 8, 2019
Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit
President Donald Trump was set Tuesday to deliver a primetime address to the nation on immigration as he pushed…
Volunteers strive to stave off shutdown chaos at US parks
World
December 31, 2018
Volunteers strive to stave off shutdown chaos at US parks
Sabra Purdy is just back from Joshua Tree National Park in southern California, which was crammed with tourists. It…
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
Middle East
December 29, 2018
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her…
Trump ‘all alone’ in growing Washington strife
World
December 25, 2018
Trump ‘all alone’ in growing Washington strife
Democratic leaders accused an isolated President Donald Trump on Monday of sowing Christmas “chaos” after the stock market plummeted…
US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
World
December 24, 2018
US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in an impasse…
US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout
Middle East
December 23, 2018
US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top US envoy leading a global coalition fighting Islamic State has quit over President Donald…
US government shutdown enters 2nd day, set to last through Christmas
World
December 23, 2018
US government shutdown enters 2nd day, set to last through Christmas
A partial US government shutdown that entered its second day on Sunday was set to stretch through Christmas, after…
US judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, Democrats vow to appeal
World
December 15, 2018
US judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, Democrats vow to appeal
A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional —…
Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say
World
December 12, 2018
Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say
US President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn does not deserve jail for lying about his contacts…