VOA News By Masood Farivar WASHINGTON – In March, special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his final report to Attorney General William Barr without answering the most tantalizing question: Did President Donald Trump attempt to obstruct the investigation into whether Russians meddled with the 2016 presidential election in Trump’s favor. Barr, the savvy veteran Republican lawyer, wasted […]readmore
VOA News By Rob Garver WASHINGTON – It’s been a long, strange road for Rudy Giuliani, the hard-nosed prosecutor who gained fame as “America’s Mayor” for his leadership in New York City after the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. Once seen as a promising Republican presidential candidate himself, Giuliani is now trying to beat back […]readmore
VOA News By Michael Bowman VOA White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara contributed to this report. WASHINGTON — After more than two years of political and legal strife, U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be prevailing in revamping immigration policy and building portions of a wall to limit migration across the southern U.S. border. Trump views boosting […]readmore
By VOA News Three House leaders are demanding Secretary of State Mike Pompeo start turning over all documents related to the Trump-Ukraine telephone call by Thursday or face subpoenas. The Democratic chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight committees — Elliot Engel, Adam Schiff, and Elijah Cummings — say they first made their demand […]readmore
VOA NEWS By Jim Malone WASHINGTON – A new poll shows Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren surging into second place in the Democratic presidential race behind former Vice President Joe Biden. The latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll found Biden leading the Democratic field with 31% percent support, followed by Warren at 25% and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in third […]readmore
By VOA News Republican Dan Bishop has won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after a narrow victory in a special election that was watched closely by the country’s major parties for potential signals ahead of next year’s national elections. Bishop defeated Democratic candidate Dan McCready by a margin of 51 percent to 49 […]readmore
VOA News By Reuters WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countries with helping to cut U.S. border arrests by nearly 60% from a record high earlier this year but then lashed out at a federal judge for ruling against a strict anti-asylum policy. With President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policy shaping […]readmore
By Ken Bredemeier U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Donald Trump «made the right decision» to call off peace talks with Taliban leaders at his presidential retreat because of the terrorist group’s on-going attacks in Afghanistan. «We need to see them capable of delivering on their promises» to end violence in the […]readmore
VOA News – By Reuters SHANNON, IRELAND – U.S. Attorney General William Barr has drafted legislation that would speed the death penalty for people who have committed mass murder, a White House official said Monday. Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, told reporters on Air Force 2 that the measure would […]readmore
VOA News El diputado Eduardo Bolsonaro, hijo del presidente Jair Bolsonaro, y el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, se encuentran este viernes en Estados Unidos para «agradecer» al presidente estadounidense Donald Trump su respaldo en la crisis generada por los incendios en la Amazonía. El presidente brasileño hizo el anuncio en Twitter: «Nuestro canciller Ernesto Araújo […]readmore