Yellen Again Or Gary Cohn
As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead the US central bank: current Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Trump, in an interview...
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Under Pressure, Trump Turns Attention Back To Clinton
Two chants emerged as hallmarks of Donald Trump's campaign rallies as he made his improbable run for the White House. One was "Build the wall!" and the other was "Lock her up!" The plan for a wall on...
Headway On AIDS Threatened By Funding Slowdown
Progress in beating back the AIDS epidemic risks being eroded by a funding shortfall set to grow under Donald Trump's proposed cuts to global health projects, experts and campaigners warned ahead of...
White House On Edge As Mueller Quietly Pursues Russia Probe
For two months, Robert Mueller -- the lanky, 72-year-old independent prosecutor investigating the Russia scandal -- has worked in virtual silence in a nondescript government office building in...
Republican Veteran, But Never A Trump Insider
Sean Spicer, who resigned Friday after a stormy six months as White House press secretary, was tapped to be Donald Trump's spokesman even though he was not a member of the president's inner circle....
John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. A brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was removed from McCain along with a blood...
Trump Back On Offensive After Brief Respite In Paris and On the Links
US President Donald Trump, fresh from a political holiday in Paris, went back on the offensive Sunday as a new poll showed his popularity dropping amid doubts about Russian meddling and deepening...
Trump’s FBI Nominee Wray Vows He Won’t ‘pull Punches’
High-flying criminal lawyer Christopher Wray took a big step Wednesday toward becoming the next director of the FBI as he told lawmakers he would resign rather than bow to political interference....
Trump To Nominate Financier To Role of Banking Regulator
US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Randal Quarles, a former Treasury Department official, to a role as the country's top banks regulator, the White House said Monday. Quarles, who is...
Has the US Apologised Yet? (1)
It is no news that some top public officials of the United States of America (US) respect no other country, not even its own allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Yet the fact...
Pence Vows To Send Astronauts To Mars and Launch A Return To the Moon
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a 'new era' of American leadership in space, with a return to the Moon and explorers on Mars, but offered few details. Pence, who was recently...
Pence Vows ‘new Era’ In US Space Exploration, But Few Details
US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a "new era" of American leadership in space, with a return to the Moon and explorers on Mars, but offered few details. Pence, who was recently...
To Talk Or Not To Talk To North Korea?
Nuclear-armed North Korea has muscled its way onto the agenda of the G20 leaders' annual summit in Germany Thursday, with Pyongyang's first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile set to...
Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’
President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week from lighting up the Empire State building in the national colors of his Middle...
North Korea Likens Trump To Hitler
North Korea compared US President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler on Tuesday in its latest diatribe, amid high tensions over Pyongyang's military ambitions and ahead of a visit to Washington by South...
Trump Questions Impartiality of Russia Probe Chief
President Donald Trump has questioned the impartiality of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the probe into Russia's meddling in the US election and possible collusion with the Trump...
Qatar Ideal First Diplomatic Crisis For Oilman Tillerson
The Qatar crisis presents Rex Tillerson with his first challenge as Washington's top diplomat and an opportunity for the former oilman to use his vast network of contacts. But while his former life...
Bush Officials Can’t Be Sued For Post-9/11 Abuses, Says Top Court
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that senior officials from president George W. Bush's administration cannot be held responsible for abuses against Muslim immigrants and others held in the frantic...
From Criminal Lawyer To FBI Chief
Tapped by Donald Trump as the new head of the FBI, Christopher Wray is a high-flying criminal lawyer who represented Trump ally Chris Christie in a New Jersey political scandal and once worked under...
Trump Taps New FBI Director On Eve of Comey Hearing
President Donald Trump tapped respected lawyer Christopher Wray to be his new FBI director Wednesday, on the eve of potentially explosive testimony on alleged Russian election interference by the...