Trump announced the deal early on Friday afternoon speech in the Rose Garden. By evening the Senate, and then the House, had passed the plan by voice vote, and both chambers adjourned. Trump’s humbling concession to the new realities of divided government brought the nation’s longest government shutdown to an[Read More…]
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Trump, Pence give surprise addresses at anti-abortion march
Washington, US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence surprised thousands of protesters demonstrating against abortion in a march here by making unannounced speeches. Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, strode onstage to the delighted cheers of a roaring crowd during Friday’s “March for Life” rally, carrying anti-abortion posters[Read More…]
Trump threatens to ‘devastate’ Turkey’s economy if it attacks Kurds
Washington, US President Donald Trump said that America would “devastate Turkey economically” if the NATO-allied country attacks Kurds in the region. “Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining IS (Islamic State) territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions. Will attack again from existing nearby base[Read More…]
Kamala Harris criticises Trump over government shutdown
Washington, Democrat Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, has criticised President Donald Trump over the federal government shutdown and called it a “crisis of the President’s own making”. Harris, in a CNN interview on Wednesday, said the American people deserve better leadership than they are[Read More…]
Trump ready for US shutdown to last ‘for years’
Washington, US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared for a partial shutdown of the US government — now entering its third week — to last years. After meeting top Democrats, he also said he could declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build a US-Mexico border wall,[Read More…]
US House votes to reopen government, rejects Trump wall money
Washington, The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives has passed a legislative package aimed at ending the partial government shutdown without paying for President Donald Trump’s border wall, drawing a veto threat from the White House. The first bill passed by the House on Thursday in a 239-192 vote was a[Read More…]
Trump offers condolences to kin of slain Indian-origin policeman
Washington, US President Donald Trump has called up the family of Indian-origin police officer Ronil Singh who was shot to death allegedly by an illegal immigrant in the US state of California last week, the White House said. Corporal Ronil Singh, 33, of the Newman Police Department was shot and[Read More…]
Announcing Withdrawals: Trump is doing what he promised at outset
With the suddenness of revelation, withdrawal from Syria and “drawdown” from Afghanistan have been announced by Donald Trump. In the past, such announcements were followed up with a tidy pattern: Two steps forward, one step back. But this time debate and hesitation have been foreclosed. Witness the way Defence Secretary[Read More…]
Maverick Trump does it again, pushes West Asia into deep gorge of instability
All learned pundits of foreign relations are shocked; majority of international community members are stunned; close American allies are traumatized and they are scrambling for words to respond to President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull out US troops from Syria. They were not prepared for such unpredictability of the[Read More…]
‘Poor’ Trump ‘all alone’ on Christmas amid wall impasse
Washington, With the US government shutdown entering its third day, President Donald Trump took to Twitter and lamented how he was “all alone” in the White House and aired his many grievances. “I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and[Read More…]
Netanyahu, Trump discuss Iranian military’s presence in Syria
Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he held a phone call with US President Donald Trump over Iranian military’s presence in Syria. The call came a day after Trump announced the US decision to withdraw forces from the war-torn country as the Islamic State (IS) militant group had[Read More…]
Trump discussed Moscow tower later than previously known: Lawyer
Washington, Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has suggested that the US President had spoken with his former attorney Michael Cohen past January 2016 about a Trump Tower in Moscow. In an interview on Sunday, Giuliani referred to Trump’s written responses to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying the conversations about the[Read More…]
Trump calls ex-lawyer Cohen a ‘rat’
Washington, President Donald Trump called his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen – who was sentenced to three years in prison after cooperating with prosecutors in several investigations, including the so-called “Russia probe” – a “rat” on Twitter. “Remember, Michael Cohen only became a ‘Rat’ after the FBI did[Read More…]
Trump names Mulvaney as acting White House chief of staff
Washington, US President Donald Trump on Friday named budget director Mick Mulvaney as acting chief of staff, a week after he announced John Kelly’s scheduled departure. “I am pleased to announce that Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of[Read More…]
“Sanctions are coming”: Trump goes all Game Of Thrones, warns Iran
In a recent tweet, President Donald Trump has posted a picture of his with a Game of Thrones style text reading “Sanctions are coming”. Trump has also added a date below that caption, November 5. November 5 is when the US is going for their midterm elections. pic.twitter.com/nk2vKvHuaL — Donald[Read More…]
What is Twitter Shadow Banning?
Donald Trump slammed Twitter of silencing Republicans on the social media platform. Coining a new term for it, he tweeted, “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints”. Few Republican leaders had been complaining that their accounts could[Read More…]
Want to pardon Muhammad Ali, says Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering a pardon for late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, seemingly unaware of the fact that the former world heavyweight champion does not need one. Ali was convicted in 1967 for refusing to be drafted into the United States military[Read More…]
North Korea suspends nuclear, missile tests
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced the immediate suspension of nuclear and missile tests, media reports said on Saturday. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Efe quoted Kim as saying. North Korea will also “shut down a nuclear test[Read More…]
Trump’s National Security spokesman to leave White House
Washington: National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Michael Anton is planning to depart US President Donald Trump’s administration, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has announced. “Michael is one of the smartest and most talented individuals I’ve ever worked with — not to mention an amazing chef,” Sanders said Sunday. “He has[Read More…]
Trump’s approval rating highest in 11 months: Poll
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative, according to a new CNN poll. Overall, 42 per cent approve of the way Trump is handling the presidency,[Read More…]
Trump mimics Modi, says US ‘getting nothing’ on Harley-Davidson tariff issue
Washington: US President Donald Trump, upset over the issue of high import duty on Harley-Davidson motorcycles in India, has said that Washington was “getting nothing” despite India’s announcement of slashing customs duty on imported motorcycles to 50 per cent. He also imitated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but this time without[Read More…]
US makes H-1B visa approval tougher for 3rd-party worksites
Washington: In a move that is likely to hit Indian IT firms and their employees, the Trump administration has announced a new measure that makes it tougher to issue H-1B visas to those to be employed at one or more third-party worksites. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published[Read More…]
Ex-Playboy model claims having affair with Trump
New York: A former Playboy model claimed that she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006 and has also described the US President’s alleged system for concealing affairs, a media report said. The New Yorker in the report on Friday said that Trump met Karen McDougal in June 2006[Read More…]
Israelis, Palestinians don’t want peace: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has declined to give a timeline for releasing Washington’s plan for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, saying that neither party was committed to the process, the media reported. “We are going to see what goes on,” Trump told the Israel Hayom daily in an[Read More…]
Lives being destroyed by mere allegation: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump appeared to side with men accused of domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, saying lives were being “destroyed by a mere allegation” after two White House aides resigned this week amid domestic abuse claims. In a tweet on Saturday, Trump asked whether “due process” was being given[Read More…]