VOA NEWS By Patsy Widakuswara The Washington Monument reopened to the public Thursday after years of closure to replace its aging elevator and security system. First lady Melania Trump helped with the ribbon-cutting ceremony and took a ceremonial first ride to the top of the monument with fourth-graders from nearby Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. The iconic landmark in the […]readmore
VOA News By Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the U.S. is missing out economically because «Boneheads» at the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates at his insistence. The Fed is meeting next week and is expected to trim its benchmark rate by another quarter point after cutting the rate for the first time […]readmore
VOA News By Katherine Gypson CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers return to work on Capitol Hill this week facing new calls for gun legislation in the wake of three high-profile mass shootings over the summer. U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet with Senate Republicans late Tuesday to discuss possible legislative solutions that could include so-called […]readmore
By VOA News Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard is set to meet Tuesday with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other officials to discuss Mexico’s efforts to reduce the number of migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border. The talks come a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the number of migrants intercepted […]readmore
VOA News By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON – Security officials these days are anything but shy when they describe the dangers facing the United States in cyberspace. “We’re in the midst, I think we all know, of a global cyber pandemic,” the National Security Agency’s top lawyer warned at a conference last week. And NSA General Counsel […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Herman VOA’s Afghanistan Service and White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara contributed to this report. WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is denying he overruled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about hosting the Taliban at Camp David for peace talks. «I took my own advice,» Trump told reporters Monday. […]readmore
VOA News By Reuters WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countries with helping to cut U.S. border arrests by nearly 60% from a record high earlier this year but then lashed out at a federal judge for ruling against a strict anti-asylum policy. With President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policy shaping […]readmore
By Ken Bredemeier U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Donald Trump «made the right decision» to call off peace talks with Taliban leaders at his presidential retreat because of the terrorist group’s on-going attacks in Afghanistan. «We need to see them capable of delivering on their promises» to end violence in the […]readmore
VOA News – By Reuters SHANNON, IRELAND – U.S. Attorney General William Barr has drafted legislation that would speed the death penalty for people who have committed mass murder, a White House official said Monday. Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, told reporters on Air Force 2 that the measure would […]readmore
By VOA News Why do Americans celebrate Labor Day? Labor Day is a national holiday, created to honor U.S. workers and their contribution to the economy. Many Americans use the day to celebrate the end of summer and would be surprised to know the day has its roots in the labor movement of the late […]readmore