WASHINGTON: Many senior officials in the Trump administration have been working from within to frustrate parts of the president’s agenda to protect the country from his worst inclinations, an anonymous Trump official…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google’s search engine was hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he would address the situation, taking a swipe at the internet giant…
WASHINGTON: The White House lowered its US flag to half-staff, raised it back up and on Monday lowered it again after the death of Senator John McCain, in an unusual and confusing…
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday said that responsibility for deadly political violence that has destabilized Nicaragua lies with President Daniel Ortega and his wife. In a statement, the US government said…
LONDON: American television mogul Oprah Winfrey has reiterated she will not run for president, saying it would “kill” her, drawing a line over speculation about a potential 2020 bid. In an interview…
WASHINGTON: The newly-appointed Pakistani Ambassador to the United States (US) Ali Jehangir Siddiqui on Friday presented his credentials to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. Cornell-educated, successful banker Siddiqui succeeds Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, who was a career diplomat,…
WASHINGTON: White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, who led the US advance team for President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, is resigning, White…
WASHINGTON: Days away from a historic summit with North Korea’s mercurial leader, US President Donald Trump held a White House meeting Wednesday with another famous Kim, reality TV star Kardashian, to discuss…
LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Aniston will portray the first female – and first gay – US president in a comedy film for Netflix, the streaming service said on Friday. American stand-up comedian Tig…
PYONGYANG: North Korea confirmed directly to the Trump administration that it is willing to negotiate with the United States over potential denuclearisation, administration officials said Sunday, according to The Washington Post. The confirmation offers…
WASHINGTON: Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of the most loyal aides of US President Donald Trump, has announced her resignation. The White House confirmed news of Hicks’ departure…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is “not satisfied” with the progress made by Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the White House said on Thursday. The White House also said that for the first…
JERUSALEM: The United States dismissed as false an Israeli assertion on Monday that the two countries were discussing the possibility of Israel annexing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a…
WASHINGTON: Grappling with the fallout over a former aide accused of domestic abuse, the White House on Monday said any changes in how security clearance investigations are conducted on President Donald Trump’s…
President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled an ambitious proposal to renew American infrastructure, in a plan he said was a shift focus back to domestic priorities after years of war. The new…
WASHINGTON: A second White House staffer in a week resigned on Friday over domestic abuse claims, in a widening scandal that called into question the president’s judgment and tainted his chief of…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the White House on Feb 23, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. “The president and…
