Some skeptical as Trump prepares to visit sites of shootings

By VOA,

President Trump is bringing a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he o...

Donald Trump , United States

Facebook to be fined Ksh.500B over Cambridge Analytica scandal 

By CNN,

The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly approved an approximately $5 billion settlement with Facebook, suggesting a lengthy investigation into the...

Cambridge Analytica , facebook , Federal Trade Commission , George W Bush , Mark Zuckerberg

Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

By CNN,

President Donald Trump has announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey...

Acosta , Epstein plea deal , sex trafficking

U.S. ‘gag rule’ linked to 40pc jump in abortions in parts of Africa

By VOA,

A decades-old U.S. government policy reinstated by President Donald Trump in 2017 that restricts international aid to NGOs that support abortion is li...

abortions , contraceptives

Trump’s new tariff threat could make iPhones, toys and shoes more expensive

By CNN,

They could all get more expensive if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to expand tariffs on Chinese imports to include an additio...

How Democratic investigations of Trump could trigger protracted subpoena battle

By VOA,

The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee is set to vote Wednesday to authorize subpoenas to obtain the full report on Russian meddling in t...

Trump

Former US president Jimmy Carter reaches historic milestone

By VOA,

The early risers who managed to get to the front of the line on this dark and unseasonably cold Sunday morning in southern Georgia are the lucky ones....

Jimmy Carter

Former US President Jimmy Carter reaches historic milestone

By VOA,

The early risers who managed to get to the front of the line on this dark and unseasonably cold Sunday morning in southern Georgia are the lucky ones....

Jimmy Carter

Biden edges closer to Presidential run

By Reuters,

When it comes to Joe Biden and his pursuit of the White House, he may have in mind that old saying, “The third time’s the charm.” Biden conti...

Joe Biden

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

Despite pressure, Venezuela’s Maduro seems set on staying put: U.S. envoy

By Reuters,

There are no signs that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is open to negotiations to end the political impasse with opposition leader Juan Guaido, W...

Elliott Abrams , Juan Guaido , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Experts: ‘Experience matters’ in negotiating with North Korea

By Winnie Musyoki,

The American team’s lack of experience in negotiating with North Koreans, as well as a lack of preparation, may have contributed to the collapse of ...

North Korea

Trump picks US ambassador to Canada for UN ambassador

By CNN,

President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to nominate the current American ambassador to Canada to be the new US ambassador to the United Nations....

Washington on Edge as Mueller Probe Nears Completion

By VOA,

Get ready for some fireworks over the long-awaited Mueller report. Word that special counsel Robert Mueller may wrap up his investigation of Russ...

Robert Mueller

Pope to sex abuse summit: ‘Transform this evil,’ faithful demand it

By VOA,

Pope Francis warned church leaders summoned Thursday to a landmark sex abuse prevention summit that the Catholic faithful are demanding more than just...

Catholic Church , Manila Cardinal Luis Tagle , Pope Francis , sex abuse

Trump to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general

By VOA,

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as the next deputy U.S. attorney general, the White House said on Tuesday night, the latest shu...

Jeffrey Rosen

Guantanamo prison looms as option for IS fighters

By VOA,

The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a decade under one option being considered as the U.S....

Guantanamo , IS fighters

Trump startled by cozy Barr-Mueller relationship

By CNN,

President Donald Trump was startled Tuesday as he watched television coverage of his nominee for attorney general describing a warm relationship with ...

Bar-Mueller relationship

Trump administration snubs European diplomats in U.S.

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has lowered the status of the European Union’s diplomats in Washington without notifying Brussels, EU...

European union , President Barack Obama , U.S President Donald Trump

Trump visits US troops in Iraq on unannounced trip

By VOA,

President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq Wednesday to visit U.S. troops stationed there. Trump and first lady Melania Trump landed a...

Barack Obama , Brett McGurk , George W Bush , Jim Mattis , Melania Trump , Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi , Sarah Sanders , Syria