Republicans and Democrats have struck a tentative deal, which would hand U.S. President Donald Trump a fraction of the funding he seeks to shore up border security, but with no mention of a physical barrier.
The congressional Republicans and Democrats, who met to negotiate a deal to avert a looming U.S. government shutdown, failed to reach an agreement as the talks broke down over immigrant detention policy.
The Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, has accused tabloid National Enquirer of “blackmail and extortion,” revealing that the owner of the American gossip magazine threatened him with releasing his intimate photographs.
U.S. President Donald Trump, in State of the Union speech on Tuesday, announced that the much-awaited second nuclear summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un will be held in Vietnam at the end of February.
Despite unrelenting opposition from the Democrats, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to build the border wall, hinting that he could declare a national emergency to extract the money for the barrier.
Beijing lashed out at the U.S. for slapping a string of criminal charges on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, saying that the move is politically motivated and aimed at strangling fair and just competition.
U.S. National Security Adviser warned Venezuela of “a significant response” if it threatens American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who declared himself as the country’s interim president last week.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Turkey of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria after the withdrawal of American troops while demanding the Kurds not to “provoke” Ankara either.
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis’ resignation opened a barrage of criticism, with former defense officials calling on the Republican Party to constraint an “erratic and acerbic” Donald Trump.
The U.S. Senate passed two resolutions last week, urging an end to America’s aid for Riyadh-led war in Yemen and accusing the kingdom’s crown prince of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
