politics2019-11-19
The U.S. Government imposed sanctions on a number of networks that have been providing critical financial and logistical support to the Islamic State in the Middle East and South Asia. The Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Turkey-based Islamic State ....Read more
politics2019-11-19
The United States will terminate the sanctions waiver provided to Iran's nuclear facility at Fordow in the wake of recent decision by the Iranian regime to resume uranium enrichment there. The sanctions waiver will be lifted on December 15. Announcing the decision at a news conference at the State D....Read more
politics2019-11-18
A week after testifying before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell met with President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the White House on Monday. Powell traveled to the White House at Trump's invitation to discuss the economy, growth, employment and inflation, the F....Read more
politics2019-11-15
An estimated 13.8 million people tuned in to watch U.S. diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent testify at the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to Nielsen ratings data. Ten prime networks aired live or tape delayed coverage of the ....Read more
politics2019-11-14
Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced that around 600 U.S. troops will remain in Syria. This statement brought clarity on the exact size of the U.S. military presence in the war-torn country. Esper disclosed this to the media on a flight en route to Seoul. He was asked how many troops do the Unite....Read more
politics2019-11-12
On the eve of the beginning of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against him, President Donald Trump announced that he will release the transcript of his first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart before the week's end. This is the second time he is delaying the release of the transcri....Read more
politics2019-11-12
President Donald Trump delivered a highly anticipated speech at the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday but provided few details on the state of trade talks between the U.S. and China. Trump spent the bulk of his remarks touting the strength of the U.S. economy, crediting his policies cutting taxes....Read more
politics2019-11-11
Trump said new book on him shows "very bad and corrupt people on the other side." As deadly anti-government protests continue to worsen in Iraq, the United States called on the Iraqi Government to hold parliamentary elections and implement political reforms A statement issued by the White House also....Read more
politics2019-11-08
A top U.S. Defense official has said that it is the rebels who are fighting the Bashar-Al-Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic State, and not the United States, who are benefiting by the revenue from oil fields in the country. "The revenue from [oil fields] is not going to the U.S. [It] is going to....Read more
politics2019-11-07
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reached a milestone of appointing a record number - 158 - of federal judges within three years of his term. In all, President Trump's two Supreme Court nominees, 44 Circuit Court nominees, and 112 nominees to District Courts have been confirmed by the Congress so ....Read more
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