Biden Tells Trump To ‘grow Up’
US Vice-President Joe Biden has told President-elect Donald Trump to “grow up” and criticised his attacks on the intelligence community. On Friday, Mr Trump will be briefed on allegations Russia...
Tag: Politics of the United States
‘Don’t Rescue’ Republicans On ‘Trumpcare’
President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: "Don't rescue" Republicans on Obamacare. Less than three weeks out from leaving the White House, Obama visited Democratic...
New Attack On US Intelligence Over Russia Hacking
US President-elect Donald Trump has made a fresh assault on America’s intelligence community. He said on Twitter that an intelligence briefing he was due to receive on alleged Russian interference...
US Administration ‘100% Certain’ About Russian Hacking
The US administration is "is 100% certain in the role that Russia played" in election-related hacking, State Department Spokesman John Kirby told CNN. "There's no question" about what Russia did to...
New Republican Congress Reverses Ethics Move After Outcry
Republicans have ditched a plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct after a backlash. The lawmakers' surprise vote to strip the Office of Congressional Ethics of its...
Trump Criticises New Republican Congress Over Ethics Vote
President-elect Donald Trump has criticised Republicans who have voted to gut the independent body that investigates congressional misconduct. Republicans voted in secret to close the Office of...
Trump Criticises New Republican Congress Over Ethics Vote
President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Republicans who have voted to gut the independent body that investigates congressional misconduct. Republicans voted in secret to close the Office of...
Investors Brace For 2017 Shocks After Surprise 2016 Run
After a late-year rally fueled by the U. S. election pushed stocks to surprising new peaks, investors are wary that the market could be primed for a spill to start 2017. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is...
Russian Diplomats Expelled By Obama Over Hacking Leave US
Thirty-five Russian diplomats expelled from the United States by President Barack Obama have left the country, Russian news agencies report. An embassy official said the plane had taken off with all...
Russia Vows Response To US Expulsions
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for...
Russia Vows Response To Diplomat Expulsion From US
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for...
US Expels Russian Diplomats Over Cyber-Attack Allegations
The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month's presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country. It will also close two compounds...
US Expels Russian Diplomats Over Cyber Attack Allegations
The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into the presidential election. It will also close two Russian compounds used for intelligence-gathering, in Maryland...
Senators Call For Sanctions On Russia
Three prominent US senators have warned that Russia and its president may face sanctions over the country's alleged interference in last month's presidential election. They said the move had...
Donald Trump Tells Israel ‘to Stay Strong’
US President-elect Donald Trump has urged Israel to “stay strong” until he assumes office next month. He also said Israel had been treated with “disdain and disrespect” – and this must end....
Stocks Could Suffer As Trump Trade Policy Takes Shape
The year-end stocks rally on the heels of the election of Donald Trump as U. S. president was built on expectations of reduced regulations, big tax cuts and a large fiscal stimulus. Now signs are...
IPhone 7 Encased In Gold, With Trump’s Face Sold For $151,000 In Dubai
An iPhone 7 encased in solid gold encrusted with diamonds and bearing the face of United States President-elect, Donald J. Trump has been sold at the price of $151,000, CNNMoney reports. The gift is...
Trump Jobs Plan To Target China?
President-elect Donald Trump has big plans to save U. S. jobs. On Wednesday, Trump announced he is forming a new White House National Trade Council that has one goal: To stop the "exodus of jobs" to...
Donald Trump Wins Electoral College Vote
The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as president The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House. Six weeks...
What Happens If the Electoral College Goes Rogue
Donald Trump is busy building his Cabinet and planning his agenda, but he isn't really, officially going to be President quite yet. One of the peculiarities of American democracy is that it's a group...