Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open

Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open

Washington, The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing Wednesday morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves for the first time about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and consider […]

No agreement on China tariff rollback: Trump

No agreement on China tariff rollback: Trump

 Washington,  President Donald Trump said Friday he has not agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese imports, dampening recent optimism for a major de-escalation in the US-China trade war. Amid a steady stream of conflicting reports, Trump’s remarks appeared to push back against Beijing’s claims that the two sides had agreed to remove tariffs in […]

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

 Washington,  President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. “Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand,” Trump said in a White House speech that formalized the […]

Trump touts Turkey cease-fire, even as it appears shaky

Trump touts Turkey cease-fire, even as it appears shaky

Washington, President Donald Trump is pushing back at criticism that his Syria withdrawal is damaging U.S. credibility, betraying Kurdish allies and opening the door for a possible resurgence of the Islamic State. He touted a cease-fire agreement that seemed at risk as Turkey and Kurdish fighters differed over what it required and whether combat had […]

Trump defends troop pull out from Syria, says US not getting involved in ‘crazy endless wars’  Share

Trump defends troop pull out from Syria, says US not getting involved in ‘crazy endless wars’  Share

Washington,  The US is not going to get involved in “crazy endless wars” over 7,000 miles away, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, defending his decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria. The last week decision paved the way for Turkey to launch a cross-border military offensive that aims to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic […]

Diplomats pushed Ukraine to investigate, dangled Trump visit

Diplomats pushed Ukraine to investigate, dangled Trump visit

 Washington, Top US diplomats encouraged Ukraine’s newly elected president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden’s family in return for a potentially high-profile visit to Washington with President Donald Trump. That’s according to a cache of text messages released late Thursday by House investigators following a 10-hour interview with one of the diplomats, Kurt […]

Trump told Russian officials he wasn’t concerned by interference: report

Trump told Russian officials he wasn’t concerned by interference: report

Washington,  US President Donald Trump told Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador that he was unconcerned about their country’s interference in the 2016 elections, The Washington Post reported Friday. Trump made the previously unreported comments during the same May 2017 Oval Office meeting in which he famously revealed highly classified information on the Islamic State group. […]

Trump calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a ‘joke’

Trump calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a ‘joke’

New York, A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a “joke” the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a “mafia-style shakedown” of his Ukrainian counterpart. Trump denied claims he abused his office by repeatedly urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to probe his […]

Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’  Share

Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’  Share

 San Diego,  President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable. Trump toured a section of the border wall in San Diego’s Otay Mesa area. It was a return trip for the president, who traveled there […]