#KOT react after New York Times picks Kenyan as East Africa correspondent

By Ian Omondi,

Abdi Latiff Dahir, a Kenyan-born journalist has been named The New York Times' East Africa correspondent, a move that has delighted many Kenyans. M...

Abdi Latiff Dahir , Kimiko de Freytas , Michael Slackman , New York Times

Facebook will ban ads that tell people in U.S. not to vote

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc will ban ads that discourage people from voting ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to its second annual Civil Rights...

facebook , US Elections

Pelosi worries Trump won’t give up power if he loses re-election by small margin

By CNN,

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is concerned President Donald Trump will not voluntarily step down unless Democrats win by a "big" enough margin in 2020 th...

democrats , Mueller report , President Donald Trump , Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Trump administration now says entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down

By CNN,

The Trump administration on Monday said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down, in a dramatic reversal. In a filing with a federal ap...

Obamacare , United States President Donald Trump

Pelosi waves off impeachment, says it would divide country

By VOA,

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is "just not worth it'' even as some on her left...

pelosi

International women’s day puts spotlight on victims, activists, heroes

By VOA,

Civic and governmental organizations around the world are preparing to recognize and celebrate International Women's Day on Friday. International W...

international women's day

Casino mogul, GOP Donor Adelson battling cancer

By VOA,

Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since around Christmas Day. Adelso...

GOP donor Sheldon Adelson

Early surge of Democratic contenders for 2020

By VOA,

Several Democrats have taken steps in recent days to get an early jump on the 2020 presidential race. Democrats expect a large field of candidates ...

Democrat Elizabeth Warren , democratic

Trump and Democrats prepare for a reset in 2019

By VOA,

The year 2018 proved to be one of change in U.S. politics. Opposition Democrats won back control of the House of Representatives in the November midte...

Ayanna Pressley , Donald Trump , Guian McKee , Jim Kessler , Nancy Pelosi , Senator Chuck Schumer

Russia probe may be headed for climax in 2019

By VOA,

As 2018 draws to a close, the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be gaining momentum, built on an assortment of gui...

Donald Trump , Doug Spencer , Judge Emmet Sullivan , Michael Cohen , MICHAEL FLYNN , Robert Mueller , Roger Stone , russia

Trump pressures Democrats, warns government may close ‘for very long time’

By Reuters,

The U.S. government was headed for a partial shutdown unless President Donald Trump and Congress cut a deal on Friday in their long-running battle ove...

Chuck Schumer , Kevin McCarthy , Mitch McConnell , Nancy Pelosi , President Donald Trump

Putin warns of risks of a new nuclear arms race

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday addressed concerns about the growing risks of a new nuclear arms race as he held his annual televised new...

Putin praises Trump’s Syria withdrawal plan

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is often at odds with US policy, but his annual press conference on Thursday highlighted an exception: He agrees with...

brexit , President Donald Trump , President Petro Poroshenko , President Vladimir Putin , Syria

Trump, Democrats clash in oval office

By VOA,

The Democratic leadership and U.S. President Donald Trump publicly clashed in the Oval Office on Tuesday with the president threatening to shut down t...

Donald Trump , Mitch McConnell , Nancy Pelosi

Trump, lawmakers scramble to avoid shutdown

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Democratic leaders Tuesday in a final effort to secure border wall funding as part of a larger government s...

Chuck Schumer , Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) , Nancy Pelosi , U.S President Donald Trump

Trump says Kelly will leave chief of staff job at end of year

By Reuters,

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday, his latest staff shakeu...

Bob Woodward , Chief of Staff John Kelly , Donald Trump , Heather Nauert , Nick Ayers , Paul Ryan , Vice President Mike Pence , William Barr

Trump makes wall funding top issue as spending deadline looms

By Citizen Reporter,

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would “totally be willing” to shut down the federal government unless Congress authorized $5 billion to fund h...

Trump’s ‘body guy’ plans to leave White House soon: officials

By Reuters,

Jordan Karem, one of President Donald Trump’s longest serving aides, plans to leave the White House by the end of the year to return to the private ...

Jordan Karem , President Donald Trump , White House

White House backs down from legal fight, restores Jim Acosta’s press pass

By CNN,

The White House on Monday said that CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass has been "restored," bowing to days of pressure and a federal lawsuit ag...

Jim Acosta , White House

Republican Scott secures Florida U.S. Senate seat after recount

By Reuters,

Rick Scott, Florida’s outgoing governor, was declared the winner on Sunday of his hard-fought U.S. Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelso...

Florida U.S. Senate race , Republican , Republican Scott , Rick Scott