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White House rejects Donald Trump accusers demand for Congress probe

The White House on Monday rejected calls for a congressional investigation of claims Donald Trump sexually harassed women, saying the American people had spoken on the matter by electing him president.

Dec 12, 2017, 06:41 AM IST

US moves to block transgender military recruits signing up

President Donald Trump's administration has asked a federal court to block the Pentagon from starting the hiring of transgender recruits next year.

Dec 08, 2017, 06:54 AM IST

Palestinian official says US vice president 'not welcome'

A senior Palestinian official said on Friday that US Vice President Mike Pence was "not welcome in Palestine" during his upcoming regional visit after a White House decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Dec 08, 2017, 06:42 AM IST

Donald Trump to have a full body examination soon

Trump appeared to struggle with some words during a live statement at the White House yesterday, mangling familiar phrases like "god bless America."

Dec 08, 2017, 06:37 AM IST

Jerusalem: Five things you must know about

Jerusalem is once again stirring powerful emotions around the world with US President Donald Trump set to recognise the city as Israel`s capital. 

Dec 06, 2017, 23:33 PM IST

White House denies Trump bank records subpoenaed

The White House has denied that President Donald Trump's financial records had been subpoenaed from Deutsche Bank by the special prosecutor examining allegations of Russian election meddling.

Dec 06, 2017, 08:58 AM IST

Wounded Tillerson vows 'quick wins' for US diplomacy

Tillerson arrived in Brussels for talks with EU and NATO leaders trailed by reports that President Donald Trump is frustrated with his performance and plans to sack him.

Dec 05, 2017, 19:34 PM IST

Donald Trump says he never asked Comey to stop Flynn probe

President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a tweet that he never asked former FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating his ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn, issuing a fresh denial amid a shifting timeline on when he may have known that Flynn had lied to the FBI.

Dec 03, 2017, 19:42 PM IST

Pakistan's cooperation in war against terror unsatisfied: United States

The US is not satisfied with Pakistan's co-operation in the war against terror as part of its South Asia strategy and yet to see Islamabad taking steps to "rein in" the Taliban and the Haqqani network, a senior Trump administration official has said.

Dec 03, 2017, 12:32 PM IST

Donald Trump posts tribute to US civil rights icon Rosa Parks

In the video, Trump praised the Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, was a key moment in the US civil rights movement.

Dec 03, 2017, 07:23 AM IST

PM Modi, President Trump express satisfaction over Global Entrepreneurship Summit

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone conversation, "expressed satisfaction" over the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) the countries co-hosted in Hyderabad late last month, according to the White House.

Dec 02, 2017, 10:38 AM IST

Trump terms Tillerson's ouster as Fake News

Quashing the speculation that the White House was hatching a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, United States President Donald Trump has said that `he is not leaving`.

Dec 02, 2017, 07:49 AM IST

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson denies reports of his ouster

Tillerson on Thursday made an unannounced visit to the White House after news of his ouster spread in the media.

Dec 01, 2017, 23:02 PM IST

Rex Tillerson, many others may be ousted from Donald Trump administration

Trump is considering a plan to oust Tillerson, whose relationship has been strained by the top U.S. diplomat's softer line on North Korea.

Dec 01, 2017, 09:47 AM IST

US calls Pakistan govt weak, warns of repercussions of any military coup

Observing that the "civil-military tension" in Pakistan are "not helpful", US official said "the government, right now, is pretty weak. This was shown at the recent protest."

Dec 01, 2017, 07:16 AM IST

White House has plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA chief: US official

The White House has developed a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, within weeks, a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday.

Nov 30, 2017, 21:16 PM IST

Kushner met Special Counsel to discuss ex-US NSA: Report

The conversation that took place earlier this month lasted less than 90 minutes.

Nov 30, 2017, 11:07 AM IST

Pyongyang publishes photos of its latest missile test

Fired on Wednesday at 2.48 a.m., the missile reached a height of 4,475 km before falling into the Sea of Japan.

Nov 30, 2017, 11:04 AM IST

US imposing more sanctions against North Korea soon: White House

Sanders also said the administration would also "try to push Russia to take a bigger and bolder stance to put more pressure on North Korea."

Nov 30, 2017, 00:04 AM IST