Police and others are seen outside a recreation center where students are reunited with their parents, in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colo., after a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch, May 8, 2019. VOA News – Associated Press HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO — Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight […]Load more...
FILE – Developer Donald Trump poses for photos outside the New York Stock Exchange after the listing of his stock in New York, June 7, 1995. VOA News Between 1985 and 1994, Donald Trump’s businesses lost more than $1 billion, allowing the future president to avoid paying federal taxes for eight of those 10 years, The […]Load more...
VOA News – Associated Press WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration won’t be turning President Donald Trump’s tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House. Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, Democrat-Massachusetts, in a Monday letter that the panel’s request “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose” as Supreme […]Load more...
VOA News – Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it is time for lawmakers to move on from the lengthy investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, despite House Democrats’ expansive efforts to investigate President Donald Trump and his administration. «Case closed,» McConnell said on the Senate floor. […]Load more...
VOA News Photo: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a hearing, on Capitol Hill, May 7, 2019, in Washington. WASHINGTON — The head of the top law enforcement agency in the United States told lawmakers Tuesday he would not use the term «spying» to describe the agency’s court-approved surveillance work. «Well, it’s not the term […]Load more...
VOA News – Ken Bredemeier Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s one-time personal attorney and political fixer, headed to prison Monday to begin a three-year sentence, in part for helping pay off two women to keep quiet before the 2016 election about affairs they allegedly had with Trump a decade before he ran for the […]Load more...
VOA News – Steve Herman Cindy Saine at the State Department contributed to this report. WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening Cuba with «full and complete embargo» of the island and the «highest-level sanctions» if the communist government does not immediately cease military and other support for Venezuela. The tweeted demand comes as the […]Load more...
VOA News – Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — There has been a rare instance of agreement between opposition Democrat leaders in Congress and the administration of President Donald Trump. The two sides are pledging to work together on creating a huge infrastructure package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, standing alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer outside […]Load more...
VOA News – Jim Malone Former Vice President Joe Biden is enjoying a strong start to his 2020 presidential campaign. Several new polls show him surging to a big lead in the 20-person Democratic presidential field following his official announcement via video last week. The latest CNN poll shows Biden leading the Democratic race with […]Load more...
VOA News The International Monetary Fund is forecasting Iran’s economy to shrink by 6% this year as it faces pressure from U.S. sanctions. In a report released Monday, the IMF said its estimates for Iran, which include the potential for inflation to top 40%, predate a U.S. decision to end waivers that have allowed some […]Load more...