VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump is standing by his demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, as Democrats refuse to support what they call an expensive and ineffective measure while a partial government shutdown over the standoff hits its 24th day Monday. Late Sunday, Trump issued a series of tweets quoting an editorial […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday, «I never worked for Russia,» days after news reports suggested he might be beholden to Russia and President Vladimir Putin. «I think it’s a disgrace you even asked that question,» Trump told a reporter who queried him about his ties to Russia outside the White House […]readmore
The highest-paying jobs in America usually require a college degree, but there are still promising opportunities for high school graduates in some of today’s hottest industries, including technology. “Education is very important, but there are also ways to work around that,» says Stacy Rapacon, online editor at personal finance website Kiplinger.com. «A lot of technology […]readmore
VOA News/Carla Babb FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINA — It is more than three weeks into the partial government shutdown. Among the hundreds of thousands of federal employees affected by the political battle are military veterans. According to the latest government data, veterans make up about a third of the federal government’s civilian workforce. Tyler Holmquist of Fredericksburg, Virginia, […]readmore
VOA/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would not, at least for the moment, declare a national emergency to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexican border, instead demanding that opposition Democrats agree to fund the barrier construction. “This is so simple,” Trump told reporters at the White House as left to speak […]readmore
VOA News/Jamie Dettmer WASHINGTON — Fears are mounting for Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine seized last month in a Moscow hotel after being accused of espionage. Western intelligence officers and analysts fear he may remain in detention in Russia for a long time and are casting doubt on the likelihood of a spy exchange. Kremlin […]readmore
VOA News/Jeff Seldin U.S. counterterrorism officials are sticking by their assessment that terror groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida are not actively trying to sneak operatives into the country from Mexico, despite claims by the White House and Homeland Security officials that «the threat is real.» «We do not see any evidence that ISIS or […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier & Michael Bowman U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are meeting again Wednesday, but there were no signs they were ready to compromise over Trump’s demand for funding for construction of a barrier wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, a dispute that has led to a 19-day partial government shutdown. Trump is […]readmore
Patsy Widakuswara WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing hard to portray the southern border with Mexico as an imminent «humanitarian and national security crisis» to win support for border wall funding in a fight with lawmakers that has brought the country to a 17-day partial government shutdown. Vice President Mike Pence, in a briefing to […]readmore
WASHINGTON, QAMISHLI — The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Monday confirmed the arrest of five Islamic State foreign fighters and the handover of five more to their governments in efforts to rid eastern Syria of the jihadists. In an interview with VOA, SDF spokesperson Mustafa Bali confirmed the five IS fighters, two Americans, two Pakistanis, and […]readmore