[ad_1] At some point in late July, Barack Obama picked up the phone and decided to do the very thing Barack Obama once promised never to do. According to a report in Washington Post, the former president called Eric Holder. They’d been pacing in moral circles for days, torn between the democracy they’d idealised and […]
[ad_1] Donald Trump celebrating Diwali at White House (AP image) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended Diwali greetings to attendees at the White House. The celebrations were marked by his familiar struggle with pronouncing several Indian-American leaders’ names, adding to a long history of amusing mispronunciations.He initially struggled to pronounce ‘Diwali’ but later pronounced […]
[ad_1] President Donald Trump greeted Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House (AP photo) During a recent meeting in Washington, US President Donald Trump reportedly pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to consider relinquishing the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace, according to a senior Ukrainian official speaking to AFP. The discussions, described as […]
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his Justice Department might owe $230 million — and he’d be the one to decide whether to cut himself a check.Trump is seeking $230 million as compensation for past investigations into him, though he professed to have little knowledge of the specifics and said he would […]
[ad_1] After the “racist and pro Nazi” chats leaked, US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening. Paul Ingrassia had been scheduled to attend his confirmation hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) during the week. However, on Monday, Politico reported a […]
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he did not want a “wasted meeting” with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, expressing his frustration with previous fruitless attempts at resolving the Ukraine war.Reacting to his Budapest summit with Putin being shelved, he said, “I don’t want to have a wasted meeting. I don’t want to […]
[ad_1] A man from New York, who was pardoned by US President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Police said.34-year-old Christopher Moynihan was taken into custody on Saturday and charged with making terrorist like […]
[ad_1] Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton denounced President Donald Trump’s plan to build a private ballroom at the White House.In a post on X, the Democratic leader said, “It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”The White House began tearing down part of the East Wing on Monday to make way for […]
[ad_1] The path to becoming an American is getting tougher. A revamped civics exam is now in effect which tests applicants on deeper, more contextual knowledge of US history and government.The latest exam could become a major obstacle for many people worldwide, particularly for distant or disadvantaged groups, in clearing it. Whether this is another […]
[ad_1] For decades, George Soros has been the American right’s favourite villain — a billionaire bogeyman blamed for everything from migrant caravans to climate protests. But with Donald Trump back in the White House and preparing to wield the power of the federal government against his ideological opponents, the conflict has entered a new and […]
