WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Jan 30 - U.S. President Donald Trump has warned the United Kingdom against getting into business with China after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed a reset in relations. With Western leaders reeling from the unpredictability of Trump, Starmer became the latest to head...
Trump Says He Is Planning to Talk to Iran
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was planning to talk to Iran amid rising tensions. “We have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn't have to use them,” Trump told reporters Thursday at the Kennedy...
Trump Sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 Billion Over Tax Return Leak
President Donald Trump and members of his family on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department for $10 billion for disclosing their tax returns, according to the lawsuit. — (Reporting by Jonathan StempelEditing by Shri Navaratnam)
Trump Says He Will Announce His Fed Chief Nominee on Friday
President Donald Trump said he will announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday morning. “I’ll be announcing the Fed chair tomorrow morning,” Trump said at the Kennedy Center on Thursday. — (Reporting by Bo Erickson, Writing by Christian Maritnez)
Former Fresno Police Union Manager Alleges Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
A former business manager for Fresno’s police union alleges she endured sexual harassment and was later fired in retaliation, according to a lawsuit filed this month. The Fresno Police Officers Association denied the allegations in a statement to GV Wire. City of Fresno Attorney Andrew Janz told GV Wire, “From...
Opinion Warns Middle East Near Wider War as Tensions Rise Around Iran
An opinion piece by Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst warns that the Middle East is nearing a broader regional war as U.S. and Israeli military activity around Iran intensifies and regional alliances shift. Hearst cites recent deployments of U.S. aircraft carriers, bombers and air-defense systems near Iran, alongside Israeli...
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Any Nation Supplying Cuba With Oil
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island. The move, authorized by an executive order under a national emergency declaration, did not specify any tariff rates or single out any countries whose products could face U.S....
US Missions to Review Aid Programs for Compliance With New Rules on Abortion, Diversity and Gender
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 - The State Department has ordered U.S. missions worldwide to review all aid programs to ensure they meet stringent new rules that prohibit funding of groups working on family planning, diversity or what the Trump administration calls “gender ideology,” according to a cable seen by Reuters. The...
Democrats Say Deal Reached With Trump to Avert Shutdown, Immigration Talks to Continue
U.S. Senate Democrats have reached a deal that would avert a partial government shutdown and buy time to negotiate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, a Democratic aide said on Thursday. The deal would separate the debate over aggressive immigration tactics from a broad funding package that Congress...
American Airlines Plans to Resume US Flights to Venezuela After Trump Moves to Open Airspace
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 - American Airlines said on Thursday it planned to resume services to Venezuela for the first time in more than six years pending government approval and subject to security assessments, just weeks after the U.S. military seized the country's leader. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier on Thursday...