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Warren ends White House bid, it’s now Biden vs Sanders
US Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign yesterday after concluding she had no realistic path to the Democratic nomination, leaving behind a two-man battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. Warren, a liberal senator who
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White House memo says strike on Soleimani in response to past attacks
US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released yesterday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to
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Trump strikes back, ousts White House staff who testified against him
The Trump administration has removed Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from his position as the White House’s top Ukraine expert after he provided damaging testimony about President Donald Trump during the impeachment process, Vindman’s lawyer said. Vindman was escorted out
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Trump impeachment: Trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine
The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove US President Donald Trump from office formally began yesterday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress. The
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US and China tiptoe around holes in the new trade agreement
The United States and China signed an initial trade deal yesterday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of US products, defusing an 18-month row between the world’s two largest economies but leaving a number of sore
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Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses
The White House yesterday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of US aid to Ukraine to
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Trump on track to become third US president to be impeached
Republican Donald Trump is this week likely to become the third US president to be impeached when the Democratic-led House of Representatives votes on charges stemming from his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump faces
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White House refuses to participate in Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON: The White House said yesterday it would refuse to take part in hearings in the US House of Representatives set for next week that will consider what articles of impeachment to bring against President Donald Trump. In a letter
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White House: Trump won’t join impeachment hearing on Wed
WASHINGTON: The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that US President Donald Trump would not send legal counsel to participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of “fundamental fairness.” The White House’s decision was in
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Shares falter as China-US row over Hong Kong wrecks trade deal hopes
Global stocks took a beating today as a fresh row between Washington and Beijing over US legislation on Hong Kong threatened to undermine their trade talks and delay a “phase one” deal that investors had initially hoped to be signed
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