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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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South Africa central bank to hold rates, but a close call: poll

By Reuters,

South Africa’s central bank will keep interest rates on hold at its Nov. 22 meeting, according to a Reuters poll, but the number of economists forec...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , south africa , South African Reserve Bank

Trump administration moves to curb migrants’ asylum claims

By Reuters,

The Trump administration unveiled new rules on Thursday to sharply limit migrant asylum claims by barring individuals who cross the U.S. southern bord...

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Trump administration moves to curb migrants’ asylum claims

By Reuters,

The Trump administration unveiled new rules on Thursday to sharply limit migrant asylum claims by barring individuals who cross the U.S. southern bord...

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Donald Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump on Wednesday forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after congressional elections, and vowed to fight if the U.S. Hous...

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Tech, healthcare stocks boost Wall Street after midterm results

By Reuters,

U.S. stocks rose strongly on Wednesday as investors piled into technology and healthcare sectors after midterm elections led to a divided Congress as ...

Democrats will seek to rein in Trump after winning U.S. House

By Reuters,

Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency and intrusive investigations from Democrats who won control of the U.S. House of Representativ...

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High-level US-North Korea meeting postponed without reason

By CNN,

U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Friday meeting with a key aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been postponed, the State Department said, ...

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Ilhan Omar, Malcolm Kenyatta: The Kenyan connections in US midterm elections

By Ian Omondi,

Voters from the United States of America on Tuesday took to the ballot to participate in the country’s midterm elections. What many may not know ...

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Democrats capture U.S. House majority in rebuke to Trump

By Reuters,

Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday where they will se...

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Democrats gain in House races; Fox News projects they will take control

By Reuters,

Democrats picked up at least 10 Republican-held seats as they moved closer to winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, but fac...

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Control of Congress, and verdict on Trump, at stake in U.S. elections

By Reuters,

After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans began casting votes early on Tuesday to...

Donald Trump , Midterm elections