HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Special counsel Jack Smith has filed motions to drop all federal charges against President-elect Donald Trump due to presidential immunity laws, according to media outlets. Trump was first indicted in June 2023 on 37 felony counts related to the mishandling of classified documents he took from the White Hous...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China via executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office in retaliation for what he says is their involvement in the entry of deadly fentanyl and migrants into the United States. “On January 20th, as one […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – John Bolton, who served as national security advisor during Donald Trump’s first term as president, has criticized the president-elect’s decision to pick Sebastian Gorka to lead counterterrorism efforts. Bolton’s remarks to CNN followed Trump’s announcement that Gorka, who briefly served as a deputy advisor during Trump’s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, is his pick to lead the Treasury Department. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Bessent will help him “usher in a new Golden Age for the United States.” “Unlike in past Ad...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Outgoing President Joe Biden denounced a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants Thursday for Israel’s prime minister and his former defense minister. “The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,” said Biden in a statement. “Let me be c...
A bill aimed at giving President-elect Donald Trump sweeping powers to target political foes has made significant progress in the U.S. House of Representatives. The “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act” passed on Thursday with 219-184 votes, with 15 Democrats breaking ranks to support the Republican majority. Initi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Senate overwhelmingly rejected Wednesday evening a trio of resolutions that would have halted three offensive arms sales to Israel in response to ongoing “atrocities” being carried out in the besieged Gaza Strip. The measures, known formally as joint resolutions of disapproval, were introduced by Indepen...
U.S. Capitol Police arrested at least 50 demonstrators during a “Free Palestine” protest inside the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Protesters called for a cease-fire in Gaza, as well as an end to U.S. arms sales to Israel. Israel has launched a large-scale ground operation in northern Gaza to allegedly prevent...
ISTANBUL (AA) – More than 500,000 households lost power in northwestern US states as a powerful “bomb cyclone” struck the region, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rainfall to the region. Puget Sound Energy reported 314,000 customers without electricity, while Snohomish PUD and Seattle City Light recorded 119,000 and 105,000...
President Joe Biden has urged world leaders to address worldwide hunger and poverty as global crises worsen. Addressing the G20 summit in Brazil this week, the president said Washington has invested $160 billion in global development since he assumed office Biden said global crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, spiraling wars and increasing...
