Asian stocks rise on reports US, China close to trade deal
Asian stocks rose Monday after news reports said Washington and Beijing are close to reaching an agreement as early as this month to end their costly tariff war.
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Erdogan to push Mideast plan
White House adviser Jared Kushner continued a whirlwind overseas trip Wednesday aimed at rallying U.S. allies to support his still-unannounced Mideast peace plan.
Cohen’s Credibility Crushed by Republicans as He Accuses President Trump of Criminal Conduct
It’s been described as the hearing heard around the world – with President Trump overseas trying to bring peace with North Korea, Democrats gave a microphone to a witness on a mission to undermine the president. Trump’s ex-lawyer, who once said he would take a bullet for President Trump, instead lambasted the president for hours on Capitol Hill.
U.S. House approves expanded background checks for gun sales
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales to include firearm purchases at gun shows and over the internet, a measure likely to face Senate and White House opposition.
White House: Trump, Kim summit ends early without deal
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have failed to reach an agreement at their second summit in Vietnam, but talks between the two nations will continue in the future.
House sends Trump major public lands bill that saves key conservation program
The House approved a bipartisan public lands package Tuesday evening that permanently reauthorizes the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund, which Congress let expire in September.
Venezuela’s Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro
US Vice President Mike Pence and Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido agreed on a strategy to tighten the noose around President Nicolas Maduro following a meeting with regional allies in Colombia on Monday.
Jared Kushner is visiting Gulf states to try and sell a plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jared Kushner, a senior White House advisor and son-in-law to U.S. President Donald Trump, is traveling through the Middle East this week reportedly to gauge support for an American attempt to strike a deal in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
House passes resolution overturning Trump border emergency
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution terminating President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to secure funding for a border wall.
US seeks vote on UN resolution to allow aid into Venezuela
U.S. envoy Elliott Abrams said Tuesday the Trump administration will seek a U.N. Security Council vote this week on a resolution calling for Venezuela’s government to let in humanitarian aid and to hold free elections, and then sparred with Russia over possible U.S. military intervention in the politically divided country.
Trump urges ‘my friend’ Kim to abandon nukes, follow Vietnam’s model for economic prosperity
President Trump said Wednesday he’ll know very soon whether ‘my friend Kim Jong Un’ is willing to abandon his nuclear weapons program in return for economic prosperity similar to Vietnam, the host country for their second summit.
Kushner: Trump’s peace plan will focus on drawing the borders of Israel
US special envoy Jared Kushner was interviewed on Monday on Sky News in Arabic, saying that ‘the American peace plan is very detailed and will focus on drawing the border and resolving the core issues.’
Dems block ‘born alive’ bill to provide medical care to infants who survive failed abortions
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill that would have threatened prison time for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during failed abortions, leading conservatives to wonder openly whether Democrats were embracing ‘infanticide’ to appeal to left-wing voters.
Washington to sue Trump over rule stripping Planned Parenthood funding
Washington state is set to sue the Trump administration over new rules that will cause healthcare clinics providing abortions and receiving federal family planning grants to close and that will block medical providers from telling patients where they can get an abortion.
New Republican bill would retain and retool Obamacare
A Republican congressman is taking another swing at overhauling Obamacare even as most members of the party have set their sights on reforming other areas of healthcare.
Federal judge sides with Trump administration on ‘bump stocks’ ban
A federal judge gave the Trump administration the green light to ban so-called ‘bump stocks,’ devices which modify semi-automatic guns to fire bullets more rapidly.
Trump at risk of losing Senate vote on border funding
President Trump on Monday was at risk of losing a critical Senate vote on his national emergency declaration on the border, which could set up Trump’s first presidential veto.
Pelosi: House to pass resolution canceling Trump’s emergency declaration
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the House will pass a resolution to cancel President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to secure funds for a border wall.
Pentagon chief floats ‘wholesale redesign’ of U.S. border security
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that the government needs a broader, more effective approach to border control. He suggested the Pentagon might contribute with its expertise in surveillance and monitoring.
Trump Admin Ends Abortion ‘Slush Fund,’ Frees Taxpayers from ‘Forced Partnership with Abortion Industry’
The Trump administration has delivered a blow to the abortion industry, finalizing a rule that redirects Title X family planning funds away from groups like Planned Parenthood, which is America’s biggest abortion provider.