Politics · 15 d ago
Trump says the Russia sanctions pause keeps Moscow at the table
Trump said he blocked the sanctions so as not to drive Russia away from the bargaining table while he negotiates peace in Ukraine.
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Tuesday, Oct 20
Politics · 15 d ago
Trump says Mexico paid for the border wall through tariffs
“Mexico has paid for that wall many, many times,” US President Donald Trump told a campaign rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on Oct 17, crediting the tariffs he imposed.
Politics · 15 d ago
US lawmakers file a bill to block Trump's Russian diesel deal
Gregory Meeks, a Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee, introduced the bill on Oct 16 with 16 fellow Democrats and one Republican, Don Bacon.
Politics · 15 d ago
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Britain sends its flagship carrier to the Arctic and North Atlantic under NATO command
HMS Prince of Wales was due to sail from Portsmouth on Sunday, Oct 18, leading the UK Carrier Strike Group into the second phase of Operation Firecrest.
Politics · 15 d ago
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is out after five days in the job
Zacharia left her post on Friday after her first and only press briefing drew criticism and two shaky television interviews followed.
Sunday, Oct 18
Politics · 17 d ago
Trump promises Kentucky a drug plant investment if Republicans win
At a rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on Saturday, Donald Trump said the Department of War would invest US$100 million in a drug manufacturing plant in Winchester if Republicans win in November. He said Democrats would block it.
Politics · 17 d ago
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No Kings rallies urge Americans to vote early in the midterms
The anti-Trump No Kings coalition held more than 3,000 events across the US on Saturday, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to Atlanta and Chicago. This time the aim was not mass marches but early voting.
Saturday, Oct 17
Politics · 18 d ago
Ilhan Omar probe: her lawyers demand her seized property back as the DHS secretary calls it a strong case
Lawyers for the Minnesota Democrat wrote to federal prosecutors on Friday demanding the return of property seized when agents searched her Washington home on Monday. “This search was neither justified nor lawful,” they wrote.