WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year before a U.S. military operation ousted Nicolás Maduro, a top adviser to President Donald Trump has alleged that the Venezuelan leader sent gang members to the United States. “If you are the dictator of a poor country with a high crime rate, wouldn’t you send your criminals to … Read more
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support in Iran to eventually take over. In an exclusive interview with Reuters in the Oval Office, Trump said there … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects Republican President Donald Trump to try to interfere with the midterm elections and says raids by immigration agents in major cities are creating a sense of chaos that voters will reject in November. The comments were part of a 20-minute Associated Press telephone interview with the New … Read more
President Donald Trump appears to be embroiled in a fateful new chapter in America’s bitter duel with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The rationale for US military strikes to help Iran’s protesters at a time of crisis for the theocratic regime is becoming more urgent and compelling by the hour. Trump continues to draw new … Read more
By Julia Harte Jan. 13 – Video of a U.S. immigration agent fatally shooting a Minneapolis mother in her car Wednesday divided the nation, becoming a political Rorschach test that draws different verdicts depending on who sees it. President Donald Trump and his administration have defended the agent and labeled Renee Good, 37, a domestic … Read more
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a large offshore wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, giving the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump tries to shut it down. In the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth said the government had … Read more
The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as Donald Trump’s White House steps up its campaign against central bank independence. In a video posted on Sunday, a usually reticent Powell took the extraordinary step of calling off the probe as punishment for failing to set interest … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is willing to negotiate with Washington after its threat to hit the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move that came as activists said Monday that the death toll in nationwide demonstrations had risen to at least 544. Iran had … Read more
By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet with Iranian officials and has been in contact with the opposition as he weighs a number of strong responses, including military options, to a violent crackdown on Iranian protests that are one of the … Read more
By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Among the many goals of the U.S. military operation last week that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send a message to China: stay away from America. For at least two decades, Beijing has sought to expand its influence in Latin … Read more