Ken Schwartz VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — The United States and Peru have agreed to step up efforts to fight illegal logging and bolster environmental protection in the South American country. U.S. trade officials held their first talks last week with officials from the government of Peru’s new president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman […]readmore
Steve Herman VOA NEWS MARRAKECH, MOROCCO —The election of Republican businessman Donald Trump as the next U.S. president is casting a cloud over the conference of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) and also will overshadow the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting later in the week. «I know the American people support this overwhelmingly,» […]readmore
Luis Ramirez VOA NEWS LONDON — President Barack Obama says NATO is «absolutely vital» as he seeks to reassure Europe about the U.S. commitment to the alliance under the presidency of Donald Trump. In Athens, Greece Tuesday on his last foreign trip as president, Obama said NATO «provides significant continuity even as we see a transition […]readmore
New York, NY—Mayors, Chamber of Commerce leaders, public school teachers, physicians, prosecutors, faith leaders, and other community members will visit prisons and jails in 17 geographically and politically diverse states, from Nebraska and Michigan, to New Jersey, North Carolina, and Ohio. It’s all part of National Prison Visiting Week, led by the Vera Institute of […]readmore
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host more than 40 Veterans Day-themed naturalization ceremonies across the country this year, where veterans, service members and military spouses will become America’s newest citizens. More than 7,500 people will take the Oath of Allegiance in these ceremonies that honor the sacrifices military members and their families made […]readmore
The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the Civil Rights Division is charged with enforcing the federal voting rights laws that […]readmore
New York City officials are working with the Secret Service to bump up security as the city hosts the election night gatherings of both major presidential party candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. It is exceedingly rare for both major candidates to locate their headquarters in one city on election day. And New […]readmore
Mike O’Sullivan/VOA News LOS ANGELES — Hispanic leaders say the Latino vote could make the difference in Tuesday’s face off between presidential rivals Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, potentially swaying such such key states as Nevada, Arizona and Florida. Clinton holds a lead of nearly 50 points among Hispanics nationally, and a 30-point lead […]readmore
VOA News FBI Director James Comey has told Congress a new review of emails related to Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state revealed no evidence of criminal activity, as Democrat Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump prepared to make their last push for votes in Tuesday’s election. «Based on our review, we have […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier/VOA News The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign is almost over, but not before Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton embarked on a marathon of rallies a day ahead of Tuesday’s national election. Trump, the blunt-spoken real estate mogul ending his first campaign for elected office, headed to five states in an effort to […]readmore