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‘Couldn’t believe what I was hearing’: White House aides tell impeachment team
Senior US officials told impeachment investigators in Congress yesterday they were concerned by President Donald Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to investigate a political rival, with one White House official calling it a “shock.” The third day of impeachment hearings
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Islamic State leader targeted by U.S. forces; Trump plans ‘major’ statement
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military conducted an operation against elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Saturday, a U.S. official said, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to make a “major statement” at the White House on Sunday morning. The
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Impeachment probe violates Trump’s rights?
WASHINGTON: Republican lawmakers on Wednesday stormed a hearing room at the U.S. House of Representatives where a Pentagon official was to testify in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, yelling that it was unfair and violated Trump’s rights. The
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‘Buckle up’: Abrupt Syria policy shift is sign of unrestrained Trump
WASHINGTON: In just a few hours, US President Donald Trump upended his own policy on Syria with a chaotic series of pronouncements, blindsiding foreign allies, catching senior Republican supporters off guard and sending aides scrambling to control the damage. Trump’s
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Whistleblower: White House covering-up on Trump-Ukraine scandal
WASHINGTON: A whistleblower report released yesterday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 US election for his political benefit, but that the White House tried to “lock down” evidence
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One killed, five hurt in Washington shooting near White House
WASHINGTON: One person was killed and five others wounded today in a shooting on the streets of Washington, not far from the White House, police said. It was not immediately clear if a suspect had been taken into custody in
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Netanyahu: Israel is not spying on the White House
JERUSALEM: Israel denied yesterday that it had planted spy devices near the White House, reported Xinhua news agency. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in an official statement that a report by the American Politico news site was “absolutely false.”
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White House dismisses Trump mention in Christchurch shooter manifesto
The White House pushed back on Sunday against any attempt to link Donald Trump to the accused gunman who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques, saying the act of a disturbed individual cannot be blamed on any one politician. “The president
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