White House declines participation in judicial committee impeachment hearings: Letter
Dec 02, 2019, at 08:46 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The White House has notified the House Judiciary Committee in a letter published Sunday that President Donald Trump and his counsel will not take part in the next round of impeachment hearing citing the likelihood of an unfair process and anti-Trump bias from the Democrat dominated committee.
Donald Trump makes surprise visit to Afghanistan, meets Afghan President
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:18 am
Kabul/UNI: US President Donald Trump paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thursday evening, meeting with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and spending Thanksgiving with U.S. troops stationed in the country.
Trump signs bill to ban export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong Police - White House
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:36 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that bans the export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong police and supports human rights in the city, the White House said in a statement.
Trump proposes raising minimum age for purchasing E-cigarettes to 21 amid Vaping crisis
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:01 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump has proposed raising the minimum age for the purchase of e-cigarette products in the United States to 21 amid the health epidemic caused by the so-called vaping products.
Afghanistan President accepts Donald Trump's invitation to visit US
Nov 22, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has accepted US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the US, the ARG Presidential Palace confirmed on Friday.
Donald Trump tells Kim to get de-nuclearisation deal done, 'Act Quickly'
Nov 18, 2019, at 10:14 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump addressed the North Korean leader on his Twitter feed, saying that Kim Jong Un should get the denuclearization deal done and "act quickly."
Donald Trump pardons two US soldiers over Afghan war crimes cases: White House
Nov 16, 2019, at 07:12 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has pardoned two American soldiers for cases related to war crimes in Afghanistan, the White House said in a press release.
Donald Trump just expressing opinion, not threatening former ambassador to Ukraine: White House
Nov 16, 2019, at 06:52 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump’s Twitter messages attacking ex-US Envoy to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch while she was testifying to the House impeachment probe was not an attempt to intimidate her, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said on Friday.
Donald Trump says not concerned about impeachment testimonies
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that he is not concerned about the testimonies that have come to light in the impeachment inquiry against him.
US Senator calls on whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal to speak in Congress
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:16 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: United States Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul called on the whistleblower, who incited the ongoing impeachment into US President Donald Trump, to speak publicly in Congress and the media to reveal his name.
Trade deal with China to be signed somewhere in US - Trump
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:21 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has announced that the first phase of the Washington-Beijing trade deal will be signed somewhere in the United States, while stressing that the location of the deal is the simplest issue, as the main thing is to make progress in the negotiations.
ISIS has a new leader and we know exactly who he is: Donald Trump tweets on Baghdadi's successor
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his government knows who is the new leader of the Islamic State terror group following the death of its late supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US-led commando raid.
US President Donald Trump shifts permanent residence from New York to Florida
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has announced that he will now make Florida his permanent home instead of Trump Tower in New York.
Donald Trump says UK trade with US could be up to 5 times higher post-Brexit
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald said on Thursday that the United Kingdom's trade with the United States could be substantially stronger following Brexit.
Baghdadi replacement in ISIS eliminated by US troops: Donald Trump
Oct 29, 2019, at 08:57 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his forces eliminated the replacement of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed by US forces, confirms Donald Trump
Oct 27, 2019, at 07:23 pm
Washington/IBNS: Ending all speculations, US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
US President Donald Trump wishes people on Diwali
Oct 27, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Washington/ IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Sunday wished people of the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali.
Mike Pompeo pledges Trump fully prepared to order military strike on Turkey - Reports
Oct 22, 2019, at 10:33 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Donald Trump is entirely ready to order US military action against Turkey if necessary in the current Middle East crisis, media reported.
Pentagon plans US troop exit from Afghanistan in case Trump orders withdrawal - Reports
Oct 22, 2019, at 10:29 am
Washington 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Department of Defence is putting together plans for a quick US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in case President Donald Trump suddenly gives the order, media reported.
Trump’s readiness to strike Turkey amid Syria tensions ‘unprecedented’ - Russian Lawmaker
Oct 22, 2019, at 10:26 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The readiness of US President Donald Trump to strike Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), amid current tensions over Turkey's operation in Northern Syria, is "unprecedented," member of the Russian parliament's upper house Alexei Pushkov said.
Donald Trump leans toward leaving about 200 US special forces in eastern Syria - Reports
Oct 21, 2019, at 10:15 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump is in favor of keeping a small contingent of US troops in eastern Syria to fight the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia), US media reported, citing a senior US official.
Trump must be on alert for 'false flag' operation in Syria - Ex-Pentagon adviser
Oct 19, 2019, at 07:43 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Elements within or tied to the US foreign policy establishment could try to engineer a false flag operation in Syria to sabotage President Donald Trump’s exit plan along with reelection prospects, former Pentagon adviser Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik.
US denies visas to 18 Russian diplomats during UNGA sixth committee forum – Representative
Oct 15, 2019, at 10:15 am
United Nations (Sputnik/UNI) The United States has denied visas to 18 Russian diplomats at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Sixth Committee, which deals with legal issues, Russia's Deputy Permanent UN Representative Gennady Kuzmin has announced.
Trump signs decree authorising auctions against Turkey – US Secretary of State
Oct 15, 2019, at 09:58 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorising sanctions against Turkey in connection with Ankara’s operation in northern Syria, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
Democrats say to present resolution urging Trump to stop withdrawing troops from Syria
Oct 14, 2019, at 10:05 am
Moscow, Oct 14 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Democratic Party will present a resolution that will call on US President Donald Trump to reverse his decision on withdrawing troops from northern Syria amid the Turkish operation against the Kurdish units, operating in the area, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said.
Trump says US soldiers not obligated to guard Turkey-Syria border amid Ankara's operation
Oct 13, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump has said amid the ongoing Ankara's offensive in Syria that US soldiers are not obligated to guard the border between Turkey and Syria and should withdraw from the area.
US President Donald Trump meets Chinese vice premier after trade talks
Oct 12, 2019, at 12:11 pm
Washington, Oct 12 (Xinhua): US President Donald Trump met with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the White House Oval Office on Friday afternoon, after the conclusion of the latest round of high-level economic and trade consultations between China and the United States.
Amid Turkish assault on Kurds in northeastern Syria, US Republicans call for sanction on Turkey
Oct 11, 2019, at 11:35 am
Ankara/Washington: Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce sanction bill against Turkey for its ongoing offensive against the Kurds in war-ravaged Syria's northeast, days after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal of US troops even as reports said tens of thousands were fleeing and several killed in the cross-border attack.
Will "obliterate" Turkey's economy if it acts "off-limits" in Syria: Donald Trump
Oct 07, 2019, at 11:42 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he is going to "obliterate" Turkey's economy if the country attempted to do anything that in his 'great and unmatched wisdom' he considers to be 'off-limits' in nieghbouring Syria.
US House votes for 2nd time to overturn Trump's national emergency declaration to fund border wall
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:37 am
Washington, Sep 27 (Xinhua/UNI) The US House voted Friday to overturn President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration to fund the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border, the second time it did so.