By VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump Monday signed a bipartisan bill to ensure that a Victim Compensation Fund related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 never runs out of money. «Our nation owes each of you a profound debt that no words or deeds will ever repay. But we can and we will […]Load more...
VOA News/ By Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump remained focused Monday on his criticism of the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland, and one of its top officials, Congressman Elijah Cummings, who has been critical of the Trump administration. «Baltimore, under the leadership of Elijah Cummings, has the worst Crime Statistics in the Nation. […]Load more...
Among the victims is a 6-year-old boy, who was identified as Steven Romero by family members. By VOA News Authorities in the western U.S. state of California say a shooter killed at least three people Sunday afternoon at a garlic festival. The attack happened in the city of Gilroy, where police say the shooter was armed […]Load more...
VOA News – By Masood Farivar WASHINGTON – “I’ll refer you to the report on that.” “That’s accurate based on what’s in the report.” “I don’t want to wade in those waters.” So it went for more than five hours as former special counsel Robert Mueller appeared before two congressional committees Wednesday to testify about his […]Load more...
Spokesman Denies Reports of Puerto Rico Governor’s Resignation
By VOA News A spokesman for Puerto Rico’s embattled governor tamped down rampant media reports that Ricardo Rossello was about to step down after two weeks of massive protests calling for his resignation. «Gov. Ricardo Rossello Nevares has not resigned,» Anthony Maceira said Wednesday. «As he said yesterday, he is in a process of reflection and listening to […]Load more...
Mueller: Investigation Did Not Exonerate Trump of Alleged Obstruction
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 […]Load more...
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, […]Load more...
Reed’s Bipartisan Flood Insurance Reform Would Help Prevent Premiums from
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...