WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt offered his resignation to President Trump, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Scott Pruitt should have been fired long ago. He was a toxic presence at the EPA and investigations into his alleged abuses and misdeeds should continue and he must be […]readmore
VOA News Embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has resigned after fighting numerous scandals and alleged ethics violations. «The unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us,» Pruitt wrote in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday. He wrote that it […]readmore
VOA News U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reassured South Korea on Thursday that U.S. commitment to its security «remains ironclad.» The comments came as Mattis met with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo in Seoul while negotiators from both countries continue toward the goal of a denuclearized North Korea. Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald […]readmore
VOA News/Charles Maynes MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold their first formal summit July 16 in Helsinki. The summit confirmation by both sides came a day after Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton met with top Russian officials, including Putin, to lay the groundwork for the summit. «President […]readmore
VOA NEWS/Robert Berger JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump’s point man in the Middle East has wound up a peace mission to the region. U.S. envoy and Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner says the Trump administration will unveil its Midddle East peace plan soon, with or without the Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority refused to […]readmore
VOA NEWS/REUTERS LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a job well done and saying his approach will make the United States stronger.Trump also said his peace initiative with North Korea was paying off despite criticism that his Singapore […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump continues to try to blame Democrats, his political rivals, for actions that separate children from parents when families are caught illegally crossing the border with Mexico. Taking to Twitter Friday, he blamed family breakups on the Democrats’ «cruel legislative agenda.» Republicans hold the majorities in both the House of […]readmore
VOA News FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has moved to deny asylum to victims of domestic abuse and gang violence, narrowing the definition of asylum and potentially barring tens of thousands of people from getting it.Sessions Monday ruled in the case of one Salvadoran woman, known only by the initials on her immigration […]readmore
VOA News/Associated Press SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Singapore, a highly manicured city-state shaped by skyscrapers and luxury hotels, is preparing for perhaps the most crucial international diplomatic event of the decade. The June 12 meeting between tough-talking President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a brash young ruler with a nuclear arsenal, brings […]readmore
VOA News/Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee will vote on Wednesday morning on President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the new director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, a committee aide said on Monday. The vote will take place behind closed doors, as is customary for the intelligence panel. Haspel was grilled by lawmakers at […]readmore