VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Donald Trump is lashing out at Democrats and the media after criticism prompted him to cancel his plan to hold a meeting for leaders of major industrialized countries at one of his properties in Florida. «You people with this phony emoluments clause,» Trump said to reporters during […]Load more...
VOA News By Katherine Gypson CAPITOL HILL – When the U.S. Congress seeks to condemn the actions of a president, a cabinet member, a lawmaker or a judge, lawmakers can vote on a motion to «censure» the individual. Censure is a formal reprimand less severe than removing an official from their job. It requires a simple […]Load more...
VOA News By Jim Malone WASHINGTON – After a thousand days of President Donald Trump in the White House, official Washington found itself consumed by the twin crises of impeachment and Syria this week. Even as the president is trying to fend off congressional Democrats moving toward impeachment, he also faces a fierce backlash from Democrats […]Load more...
VOA News By Kane Farabaugh CAMERON, ILL. – A sunny and warm October day outside Coleman, Illinois, is a welcome sight for farmer Jared Kunkle, who is eager to begin harvesting corn and soybean crops. Inclement weather has been a problem this growing season, as he explained to a group of farmers from Brazil who recently […]Load more...
By VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring Turkey to stop its offensive in northern Syria with calls for a cease-fire and sanctions against Turkish officials, as he plans to send a delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence to Ankara for talks to resolve the situation. Trump’s action follows sharp criticism in the week […]Load more...
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – The White House is being warned by leaders of the opposition Democratic Party, who control the House of Representatives, to expect a subpoena for documents about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Asked by a reporter at a news conference on Wednesday if he would cooperate with such requests […]Load more...
By VOA News Former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker is set to testify before House committees Thursday about his involvement in U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. He is expected to speak behind closed doors to the Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs committees. Volker has served as a special envoy to […]Load more...
VOA News – By Carla Babb PENTAGON – Three U.S. service members were wounded in an insider attack Monday in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. A U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan, Army Col. Sonny Leggett, said a member of the Afghan Civil Order Police fired on a military convoy, and that the service members sustained «non-life-threatening injuries.» «The […]Load more...
By VOA News The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are expected to feel the effects of Tropical Depression Karen to the islands Tuesday. The National Weather Service warned Monday that Karen was expected to bring flash floods and mudslides to the islands starting Tuesday into Wednesday. Monday evening, Karen was 215 kilometers […]Load more...
By VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed any talk about impeachment by some Democrats over reports that he tried to pressure Ukraine’s president to investigate leading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Trump told reporters as he arrived at the United Nations that he is not taking such threats «at all seriously.» He also again […]Load more...
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