Donald Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks
By Jill Colvin and Jessica Gresko WASHINGTON: Hoping to replicate a strategy long seen as key to his appeal among conservative voters, President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates he’s pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill. The list includes […]
Joe Biden’s climate plan will give free pass to worst polluters like China, Russia, India’
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON:US President Donald Trump has said the environmental policies of his Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden would “destroy” America’s middle class while giving a “free pass” to the world’s worst polluters like China, Russia, India, and many others. In a major policy speech on his record of natural conservation and environmental […]
Joe Biden will be destroyer of American greatness: Donald Trump
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON:Seeking another four years in the White House, US President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden’s record as a “shameful roll call of the most catastrophic betrayals” and said his victory will endanger the nation and destroy the American greatness. Speaking from the South Lawn of the White House, […]
Donald Trump signs executive orders banning Chinese apps TikTok and Wechat
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat, terming the popular Chinese apps a threat to the country’s national security and economy. The ban comes into effect in 45 days, Trump said in two separate executive orders signed on Thursday. India was the first country to […]
Donald Trump says India, China and Russia don’t take care of their air
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do not take care of their air, while America does, noting that he withdrew from the one-sided, energy-destroying Paris climate accord which would have made it a non-competitive nation . Trump, in his address on energy and the Permian […]
Donald Trump addresses West Point grads but largely ducks controversies
President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the military’s role in putting it down. “America is the greatest country in human history,” Trump told the 1,107 newly minted second […]
Donald Trump considering suspending H1B, other visas
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H-1B, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, in view of the massive unemployment in America due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report. The proposed suspension could extend into the government’s new fiscal year […]
North Korea denounces US two years after Singapore summit
North Korea criticised Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on Friday, the second anniversary of a landmark summit in Singapore where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong Un. It was the latest in a series of vitriolic statements from Pyongyang aimed at both Washington and Seoul, and came […]
Struggling to unite country, Donald Trump reopens reelection campaign
US President Donald Trump will address searing anger over racism and police brutality during a trip to Texas on Thursday but his main focus is rapidly shifting to a more personal problem — his troubled reelection campaign. The Republican has struggled to find the right tone to address the explosion of protests against years of […]
Facing electoral headwinds,Donald Trump brings back his 2016 team
NEW YORK: As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016. He recycles old attack lines once aimed at Hillary Clinton. He recounts the drama of election night, complete with impersonations of stunned news anchors putting state after state (Pennsylvania! Wisconsin!) in the Republican’s column. At other times, […]
Donald Trump plan to slash US troops sparks concern in Germany
Germany on Sunday voiced concern at reports that President Donald Trump plans to cut the number of US troops stationed in Germany, amid fears it could weaken a key pillar of NATO defence in the region. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said both countries stood to gain from close cooperation even if the transatlantic relationship […]
Joe Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Donald Trump
Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in November’s US presidential election. “Folks, tonight we secured the 1,991 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination,” the former vice president said on Twitter. “I’m going to spend every day fighting to earn your vote […]
Donald Trump says US economy ‘largely’ over coronavirus pandemic, as EU eyes border openings
President Donald Trump said Friday the US economy had largely made it through the coronavirus pandemic, as a top expert in France said the worst was over there and the EU looked to open its borders again. The United States is by far the worst hit by the deadly disease, which has killed over 390,000 […]
Donald Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
USA President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including Russia — to join the meeting. “I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,” Trump told […]
Donald Trump cuts ties with WHO as Covid-19 pandemic grips Latin America
US President Donald Trump said he is severing ties with the World Health Organization (WHO) over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll from the disease spiked again in the United States and Brazil. The virus, which has killed more than 364,000 people and devastated the global economy, is progressing at different […]
Donald Trump bans entry of certain groups of Chinese students to USA
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation banning the entry of Chinese students and researchers having ties with the People’s Liberation Army to dismantle China’s efforts to use graduate students to acquire intellectual property and technology from America. Trump’s announcement came amidst escalating confrontation between the US and China […]