Trump's White House releases deportation video games
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US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
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US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
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1 September 2026 United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
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1 September 2026 United States
Trump threatens to bomb Oman
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18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
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16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
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16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
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15 August 2026 United States
Abraham Lincoln carrier / US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
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15 August 2026 United States

White House aide resigns after threatening reporter

White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter.
14 February 2021

US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president’s role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol.
14 February 2021

Republican enthusiasm for second Trump term ebbs

Senate Republicans, while likely to acquit former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, showed little enthusiasm this week for a possible second White House bid in 2024 after reliving his supporters’ deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.
13 February 2021

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely

US top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
13 February 2021

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House

US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects before the end of his term, the White House said Friday, echoing an unfulfilled campaign promise from Barack Obama's administration.
13 February 2021

6 killed in Texas accident involving 130 vehicles

A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and dozens injured Thursday amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the US.
12 February 2021

China will ‘eat our lunch,’ Biden warns after clashing with Xi on most fronts

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first telephone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a “disaster” for both nations.
11 February 2021

Trump is off platform for good, even if he runs again: Twitter

Twitter will not allow former president Donald Trump back on the platform even if he runs for office again, the company's chief financial officer said Wednesday.
11 February 2021

In chilling video, Democrats focus Trump trial on mob's threat to his fellow Republicans

House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol played chilling security video on Wednesday showing members of the pro-Trump mob searching the building for his vice president, chanting: “Hang Mike Pence!”
11 February 2021

Trump Impeachment: Senate votes to proceed with trial

A divided US Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to move ahead with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, but Republican senators made clear how difficult it will be to win a conviction.
10 February 2021

1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinic

A 67-year-old man unhappy with the health care he’d received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday, killing one person and wounding four others, and bomb technicians were investigating a suspicious device left there and others at a motel where he was staying, authorities said.
10 February 2021

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

US President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.
8 February 2021

Biden foresees ‘extreme competition’ with China, not ‘conflict’

US President Joe Biden anticipates the US rivalry with China will take the form of “extreme competition” rather than conflict between the two world powers.
8 February 2021

Biden admin suspends Trump asylum deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

The Biden administration said on Saturday it was immediately suspending Trump-era asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, part of a bid to undo his Republican predecessor’s hardline immigration policies.
7 February 2021

‘America is back’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a new era after the scattershot foreign policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, declaring “America is back” on the global stage in his first diplomatic address as president.
5 February 2021

House impeachment managers ask Trump to testify under oath next week

US House of Representatives impeachment managers asked former President Donald Trump yesterday to provide testimony under oath about his conduct before the violent breach of the Capitol in rioting on Jan. 6.
4 February 2021

Family members won’t weigh in on any government decisions: US President Biden

United States’ President Joe Biden has promised that no one in his extended family will weigh in on government decisions in an interview with People magazine published Wednesday, reports CNN.
3 February 2021

Trump Impeachment Trial: Trump lawyers, Democrats spar at pre-trial brief

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers said on Tuesday the US Senate lacks the authority to conduct his impeachment trial now that he has left office, while the Democratic lawmakers due to serve as prosecutors called him singularly responsible for the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol.
3 February 2021

Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress.
3 February 2021

‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense

Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the US Capitol on January 6.
2 February 2021