Retaliation for missile attacks
AFP, Washington
6 September 2026 United States
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
AFP, Washington
5 September 2026 United States
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
AFP, Washington
1 September 2026 United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
AFP, New York
1 September 2026 United States
Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Agencies
18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
AFP, Washington
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States

Top Trump aide Hicks to resign

Hope Hicks, one of Donald Trump's longest-serving aides and perhaps his most trusted confidante, on Wednesday announced her resignation in the latest of a string of departures from the embattled White House.
1 March 2018

Republicans reject new limits on guns

Republican leaders of the US Congress said on Tuesday they would not raise the minimum age for gun buyers, in a sign that one of
28 February 2018

Clinton affair was 'abuse of power'

Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky says she has been reexamining her affair with president Bill Clinton through the "new
28 February 2018

Top US court curbs rights of immigrants

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed the ability of immigrants held in long-term detention during deportation proceedings to argue
28 February 2018

'I'd run in there' even without gun

President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student
27 February 2018

Half of US gun owners do not safely store guns

More than half of gun owners in the US do not safely store all their guns, according to a study.
26 February 2018

Students brace for emotional return

Students and teachers returned Sunday to a Florida school for the first time since 17 people were shot dead there,
26 February 2018

US, North should lower threshold for talks: South

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday the United States and North Korea should both give ground so
26 February 2018

'Hell on earth' in Syria must end

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on warring sides to implement a 30-day ceasefire across
26 February 2018

Democrats release counter-memo

The Democratic minority on the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a response to Republican charges that the FBI and Justice Department have abused the law in their investigation of possible ties between Russia and Donald
25 February 2018

Trump- Pena Nieto meet shelved

Mexico and the United States have shelved tentative plans for a visit to Washington by President Enrique Pena Nieto as tensions persist over a proposed border wall, US media reported Saturday.
25 February 2018

Vehicle crashes into White House barrier

The US Secret Service on Friday reported a vehicle rammed into a security barrier near the White House, and the driver has been
24 February 2018

Trump ex-aide Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy, lying

President Donald Trump's former campaign deputy Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to fraud and lying, pledging to cooperate with
24 February 2018

Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates

The special counsel in the Russia probe filed new criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump's former campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, stepping up pressure in a legal battle that started last year. The 32-count indictment filed by Robert Mueller in Alexandria, Virginia, federal court includes charges of bank fraud and lying on tax returns. It alleges that Manafort, with Gates' assistance, laundered more than $30 million and
23 February 2018

Armed deputy failed to confront gunman

The armed sheriff's deputy assigned to the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead has resigned rather than face suspension after an internal investigation showed he failed to enter the school to confront the gunman during the attack, the county sheriff said on Thursday.
23 February 2018

Top Trump advisers may leave

Longstanding friction between US President Donald Trump and two top aides, the National Security Adviser and the Chief of Staff, has grown to a point that either or both might quit soon, four senior administration officials said. Both HR McMaster and John Kelly are military men considered by US political observers as moderating influences on the president by imposing a routine on the White House. They have also convinced Trump of the importance of
23 February 2018

US imposes 'heaviest' sanctions

US President Donald Trump rolled out sanctions against North Korea-linked shipping assets Friday, hailing the package as the "heaviest sanctions ever" levied on the Pyongyang regime.
23 February 2018

Two-thirds of US voters back tougher laws

Americans support stricter gun laws by a more-than two-to-one margin, one of the highest levels on record, a polling agency reported
21 February 2018

US conservatives gather as Trump faces pressure on multiple fronts

Russian meddling, national mourning for school shooting victims, the chaotic state of Donald Trump's presidency: US political turbulence forms a dramatic backdrop as conservatives gather near Washington for their often controversial annual confab.
21 February 2018

Presidency is costing the family firm: Trump Jr

Donald Trump's presidency has cost the family firm "millions of dollars" in lost business, his son tells an Indian newspaper during a visit aimed at drumming up sales of new luxury apartment complexes.
21 February 2018