VOA News/By William Gallo South Korea’s decision to end a military intelligence sharing pact with Japan won’t necessarily have an immediate impact on regional security, but the move could challenge the U.S.-South Korea alliance at a particularly tense moment, analysts warn. South Korea announced Thursday it does not plan to renew the intelligence sharing agreement, […]readmore
VOA News/By Ken Bredemeier, Steve Herman The White House on Thursday abandoned its fight with Congress over whether to fund $4 billion in foreign aid and will allow the money to be spent. U.S. President Donald Trump had considered cutting the spending on the ground that it was wasteful and unnecessary, but he retreated when it […]readmore
VOA News/By Associated Press DES MOINES, IOWA – The chant “2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents”started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair. Elizabeth Warren, basking in the spontaneous adulation of her proposed wealth tax, prompted roars with her call for the ultra-wealthy to “pitch in 2 cents so […]readmore
VOA News/By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is the leading Democratic presidential contender among two dozen candidates looking to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, but Biden is proving to be unchallenged at committing verbal gaffes on the campaign trail. Biden, with four decades on the American […]readmore
VOA News/ By Rob Garver WASHINGTON – A pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the Saturday and Sunday have dragged two of the most divisive issues in American politics — the rise of violent white supremacism and gun control — to the forefront of public conversation as politicians across the ideological spectrum are […]readmore
VOA News/ By Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump remained focused Monday on his criticism of the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland, and one of its top officials, Congressman Elijah Cummings, who has been critical of the Trump administration. «Baltimore, under the leadership of Elijah Cummings, has the worst Crime Statistics in the Nation. […]readmore
VOA News – By Masood Farivar WASHINGTON – “I’ll refer you to the report on that.” “That’s accurate based on what’s in the report.” “I don’t want to wade in those waters.” So it went for more than five hours as former special counsel Robert Mueller appeared before two congressional committees Wednesday to testify about his […]readmore
VOA News – By Jeff Seldin Democratic lawmakers accused U.S. President Donald Trump and the Senate’s leading Republican of working to kill legislation designed to protect the upcoming U.S. presidential election from interference by Russia and others. They also warned that because of Trump and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s efforts, time is running out […]readmore
By VOA News A spokesman for Puerto Rico’s embattled governor tamped down rampant media reports that Ricardo Rossello was about to step down after two weeks of massive protests calling for his resignation. «Gov. Ricardo Rossello Nevares has not resigned,» Anthony Maceira said Wednesday. «As he said yesterday, he is in a process of reflection and listening to […]readmore
VOA NEWS – By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Former special counsel Robert Mueller told Congress Wednesday that his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election did not exonerate President Donald Trump of allegedly obstructing justice by trying to thwart the probe, even though the U.S. leader has frequently claimed it did. As hours […]readmore