Trump Issues Friday Vote Ultimatum
US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled healthcare bill. The American Healthcare Act is intended to replace parts of...
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Israel, US Conclude Talks Without Settlement Agreement
Israel and the United States concluded talks in Washington on advancing peace with the Palestinians, without agreeing on one of the thorniest issues -- Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian...
Trump’s Truck Driver Moment
Trump at the wheel of a big rig? Yes, it happened -- at the White House. US President Donald Trump was rallying votes for his health care reform bill Thursday but made a pit stop in the afternoon to...
Blow For Trump As House Vote Delayed
A vote on President Donald Trump's new health care bill in the House of Representatives has been delayed. The postponement is a setback for the president who had insisted he would win the numbers to...
Democrats Vow To Oppose Vote On Trump Supreme Court Nominee
The top Democrat in the US Senate vowed Thursday that his party will block a confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat. The Republican-controlled upper...
Trump’s Health Care Reform Plan Hangs In Balance
US President Donald Trump held last-minute negotiations with fellow Republicans to avoid a humiliating defeat Thursday in his biggest legislative test to date, as lawmakers vote on an Obamacare...
When Shall We Overcome?
As I do at every annual commemoration of our hard won independence from colonial subjugation, this year I waited for our newly elected president to share his thoughts and reflections on our history...
Theater Work Offers Dystopian View of Trump’s America
President Donald Trump's chest-thumping nationalism and harsh immigration policies are the subject of a new play depicting an apocalyptic America where stadiums are turned into prisons and people...
Five Dead In Westminster Terror Attack
Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament. The...
Trump Team ‘incidentally Monitored’ After Election
Post-election communications of Donald Trump’s team were swept up in an “incidental collection” by intelligence agencies, a Republican lawmaker says. House intelligence committee chairman Devin...
London Attack: Five Dead In Westminster Terror Attack
Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament. The...
Five Dead After Rampage Outside UK Parliament
London police say five people, including the attacker, were killed after a car ploughed into pedestrians and a man went on a stabbing spree before being shot dead close to the British parliament....
Trump Lobbies Congress On Eve of Key Health Care Vote
US President Donald Trump's much-vaunted negotiating skills were put to the test Wednesday as he held last-ditch talks to convince Republican lawmakers to vote for his health care reforms -- but a...
US Spy Agencies Monitored Trump Team Communications
US spy agencies scooped up the communications of members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team late last year, possibly including those of the president-elect himself, a senior Republican...
Sharp Rise In Israeli Settlement Projects In 2016
Construction on new Israeli settlement homes in the occupied West Bank rose by 40 percent in 2016 compared with the previous year, official figures showed Wednesday. Ground was broken on 2,630...
Trump Says Briefed On Incident In London
US President Donald Trump was briefed on events in London outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, after reports that a police officer had been stabbed and an assailant shot. "I was just...
Probe Into Trump-Russia Links Likely To Continue
No smoking gun was unearthed at Monday's U. S. Congressional hearing on alleged Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. presidential race, but the probe is likely to continue, experts said. U.S. Federal Bureau...
Coalition Gathers To Hear Trump Islamic State Plan
The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate efforts to destroy the remaining jihadist strongholds in Iraq and Syria. US President...
President Trump’s Daughter Ivanka To Get White House Office
President Trump’s daughter Ivanka will get an office in the White House, an administration official has said. But she will not have an official title or salary when she works in the West Wing –...
Ivanka Trump Has White House Office
President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka now has an office at the White House, although she will not be a government employee, an administration official told AFP on Monday. Since Trump's...