VOA NEWS – By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Former special counsel Robert Mueller told Congress Wednesday that his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election did not exonerate President Donald Trump of allegedly obstructing justice by trying to thwart the probe, even though the U.S. leader has frequently claimed it did. As hours […]readmore
VOA News WHITE HOUSE — U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar posted a tweet late Wednesday featuring a picture of herself in the U.S. House of Representatives chamber along with a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters, who have in recent days repeatedly suggested the U.S. citizen “go back” to her native Somalia. Her response came after Trump, […]readmore
Legislation extends National Flood Insurance Program for 5 yrs., institutes reforms to make it more affordable, efficient & sustainable WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others in introducing the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019. The bipartisan […]readmore
VOA News By Brian Padden YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – The growing U.S. economy is creating new manufacturing jobs in northeastern Ohio, part of the country’s once vibrant industrial heartland, but these new jobs pay about half of what union workers made in the past. This region, sometimes called the Rust Belt, has struggled economically as automobile and steel plants […]readmore
By VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump is warning Iran in «better be careful» after Tehran said Sunday it was boosting uranium enrichment beyond the limits set in the 2015 nuclear deal. He did not specify to reporters any specific reactions his administration was considering, but reiterated the position that «Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.» Trump made […]readmore
By VOA News Lisa Bryant contributed to this report from Paris. The heavily favored United States team defeated Netherlands 2-0 in the women’s World Cup soccer final in Lyon, France, on Sunday to secure its fourth title and win back-to-back tournaments for the first time. The Americans defeated four other European teams — Sweden, Spain, France […]readmore
VOA News/By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – Carla Babb contributed to this report from the Pentagon. U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper will likely be his nominee as defense secretary, President Donald Trump has told reporters. Trump spoke positively about Esper just hours after he announced Patrick Shanahan had withdrawn from consideration, saying the acting defense secretary wants to […]readmore
VOA News/Associated Press U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history. The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced the massive bust on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying law enforcement agents seized about 16.5 tons […]readmore
VOA News/Jim Malone WASHINGTON – Joe Biden is holding on, Elizabeth Warren is surging, and President Donald Trump is fuming about recent polls and a Democratic presidential field he says is to the extreme left. It is all part of the latest ups and downs of the 2020 presidential campaign. Former Vice President Biden remains […]readmore
VOA News/Masood Farivar Scores of foreign nationals, recruited by the FBI as witnesses and informants, disappeared between 2015 and 2017 in the United States, according to a new audit. The Justice Department’s inspector general said in an audit released Wednesday that in many cases, the Federal Bureau of Investigation failed to report the missing foreigners […]readmore