William Gallo/VOA News WASHINGTON — North Korea’s release of three U.S. citizens may help pave the way for talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, but questions remain as to whether those talks will succeed. At the White House on Wednesday, Trump continued to speak cautiously about the coming summit, even while praising the […]readmore
Steve Herman/VOA News JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND — U.S. President Donald Trump personally welcomed three freed Americans returning home from North Korea early Thursday morning, declaring “we’re starting off on a new footing” with Pyongyang. During the event at Joint Base Andrews, in the state of Maryland, 25 kilometers from the White House, the president, accompanied […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new attack on the country’s national news media Wednesday, suggesting that maybe their credentials should be taken away, while also admitting that when he talks about «fake news,» he means stories about him he doesn’t like. «The Fake News is working overtime,» Trump said in a […]readmore
VOA News Associated Press Fumes come out of cracks on the asphalt road near the Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii, May 5, 2018. PAHOA, HAWAII — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced.In revised figures Sunday, Hawaii County […]readmore
VOA News President Donald Trump says his choice to run the Central Intelligence Agency, Gina Haspel, «has come under fire because she was too tough on Terrorists.» His tweet Monday morning came after news reports that Haspel offered to withdraw her nomination last week because White House officials worried about her role in the harsh […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s new lawyer asserted Sunday that the president does not have to comply with a subpoena involving the burgeoning Russia investigation stemming from the 2016 election and might invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination if he is forced to testify.»We don’t have to» honor a subpoena, former New […]readmore
Cindy Saine STATE DEPARTMENT — New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says no decision has been made on whether President Donald Trump will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, adding that negotiations are ongoing. At his first news conference in his new job, Pompeo said, “Absent a substantial fix, absent overcoming the shortcomings, the flaws […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump has commended the release of a report by the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee, saying it proves there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Questioned about it during a joint news conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump said, “We were honored. It was […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — Standing alongside Germany’s chancellor, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized on Friday that Iran would not be permitted to build a nuclear arsenal, even if a deal intended to prevent that scenario collapsed.“They’re not going to be doing nuclear weapons. You can bank on it,” Trump told reporters. Asked about possible […]readmore
The White House physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, dropped his bid Thursday to head the country’s Veterans Affairs agency as lawmakers probed allegations of professional misconduct and excessive drinking. As he withdrew, Jackson described the attacks on him as «false allegations,» but said they had «become a distraction» to President Donald Trump’s effort to improve […]readmore