VOA NEWS/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday unveiled a $4.7 trillion government spending plan for 2020, a request that includes President Donald Trump’s call for another $8.6 billion for his signature project, construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border to thwart illegal immigration. Trump’s request for border wall funding presages a new fight […]readmore
WASHINGTON—Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Trump administration’s budget proposal: “This budget doesn’t fund the future; it does quite the opposite, forfeiting children by yet again cutting the education budget while safeguarding the tax cuts given to the wealthy last year. President Trump and Secretary DeVos have made a choice with this budget—enriching […]readmore
In Light Of Reports That The White House Intends To Create A Fake-Science Working Group To Challenge The Scientific Consensus On Climate Change— Senators Schumer, Carper, And Reed Introduce Legislation To Block Any Federal Funding To Support Such A Working Group The White House’s Fake Climate Panel Would Be Comprised Of Cherry Picked Trump Administration Employees Who […]readmore
WASHINGTON – In light of the ongoing violence, deteriorating security situation, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela caused by the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro,U.S.Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today led 24 Senators in a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that his Administration promptly designate Venezuela for Temporary […]readmore
WASHINGTON – House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) hosted the subcommittee’s hearing today to investigate the harmful effects of consolidation and anticompetitive behavior in the health care market. The following is footage and a transcript of Chairman Cicilline’s opening remarks: Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) House Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee Hearing: Diagnosing […]readmore
Senators urge Trump Administration to prioritize programs that provide energy assistance for low-income households WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to help vulnerable populations afford their heating and air conditioning during months of extreme temperatures, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are leading a bipartisan coalition of Senators in urging the Trump Administration to include funding for the Low […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Nike Ching STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expressing optimism that trade talks with China aimed at ending tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of products will be successful. «It’s never over till it’s over, but they’ve made a lot of progress, and so I’m very hopeful that in […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives launched a wide-ranging investigation Monday of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, his businesses, his transition to power and whether as president he has obstructed justice to thwart probes of him. The House Judiciary Committee sent letters to 81 people and entities linked to Trump, […]readmore
VOA News/Aline Barros & June Soh BETHESDA, MARYLAND — Jacqueline Landaverde, 17, applied to colleges hoping to study political science and law. Kevin Palma, also 17, wants to major in health sciences and eventually become a cardiovascular surgeon. While both live in Massachusetts and were born in the U.S., their parents weren’t. They came to the […]readmore
VOA News The parents of Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student who was released from North Korean custody in a vegetative state, accused North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of «unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity» Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump refused to blame Kim for the death of their son. «Kim and his evil […]readmore