A bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare by restoring billions of dollars of federal subsidies to health insurers picked up Republican support in the Senate on Thursday despite President Donald Trump’s opposition but still faced an uphill battle. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray formally introduced legislation to shore up the insurance markets…
read moreWhite House Chief of Staff John Kelly defended President Donald Trump’s handling of the deaths of U.S. service members, and delivered an intense emotional rebuke to those he accused of politicizing the issue. Speaking at a White House press briefing Thursday, Kelly said he was “stunned” when U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson accused Trump of being…
read moreWith U.S. midterm elections barely a year away, lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a bipartisan proposal to regulate online political advertising in the United States, an effort prompted by revelations that Russian elements spent large sums on internet ads targeting Americans ahead of the 2016 U.S. election. “Our entire democracy was founded on the simple idea…
read moreHundreds of workers streamed through dark streets, blocking an entrance to an Apple iPhone supplier’s factory in eastern China to protest unpaid bonuses and factory reassignments, two witnesses and China Labor Watch, a New York based non-profit group, said Thursday. The protest Wednesday night at Jabil Inc.’s Green Point factory in Wuxi city prompted Apple…
read moreMissouri officials were submitting a bid Thursday for Amazon’s second headquarters that would involve an innovation corridor between Kansas City and St. Louis rather than a single location in one of the state’s major metropolitan areas. That’s proposal is in addition to individual applications submitted by Kansas City and St. Louis, two of a…
read moreThe number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since Richard Nixon was president. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that claims for jobless aid dropped by 22,000 to 222,000, fewest since March 1973. The less volatile four-week average slid by 9,500 to 248,250, lowest since late August. …
read moreIn Iraq, young entrepreneurs cash-in on a food trend popularized in the West. Trucks serving American-style fast food serve meals on-the-go and opportunities for those hungry for work. Arash Arabasadi reports. …
read moreThe Trump administration’s latest order restricting travel to the U.S. was prevented from going into effect by two federal courts, which puts the controversial order on hold while its constitutionality is considered. The administration says it will appeal. The stay did not stop opponents of the measure from taking to the streets Wednesday in the…
read moreU.S. President Donald Trump rejects a Florida lawmaker’s account of his phone conversation with the widow of one of four soldiers killed Oct. 4 in Niger. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson says she has overheard Trump’s remarks to the wife of Army Sergeant La David Johnson and thought they were insensitive. The controversy adds fuel to the…
read moreDuring last year’s U.S. election campaign, then candidate Donald Trump vowed to be a disruptive force in Washington if he won the presidency. Trump has made good on that promise of late, but the country remains split on whether his actions help or harm the public good. During a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, Trump…
read moreDuring last year’s U.S. election campaign, then candidate Donald Trump vowed to be a disruptive force in Washington if he won the presidency. Trump has made good on that promise, but the country remains split on whether his actions help or harm the public good. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. …
read moreFormer President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia as they gear up for next month’s elections. Thursday’s events mark the first time the former president is stepping back into the political spotlight since leaving the White House. Unlike more low-key…
read moreThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 23,000 for the first time on Wednesday, driven by a jump in IBM after it hinted at a return to revenue growth. The Dow hit 22,000 on Aug. 2, only 54 trading days earlier and roughly half the time it took the index to move from 21,000 to…
read moreEvery month, Fatma Ahmed sends $200 of the earnings she makes in London to her family in Somalia. “It’s for daily life. For rent, for buying grocery things, to live over there. Because actually in Somalia, that much we do not have,” she said. Remittances from overseas diaspora constitute a vital part of the economy…
read moreRemittances from overseas diaspora constitute a vital part of the economy of many developing nations, none more so than Somalia, where the inflows add up to more than foreign aid and investment combined. But analysts warn the industry is poorly understood by regulators and banks — and its precarious nature puts the welfare of millions…
read moreA Geneva trade official says China and Taiwan have joined many U.S. allies including Israel at the World Trade Organization to express concerns over a Trump administration executive order that seeks to maximize use of American-made goods, products and materials in government procurement. The 10 WTO members, also including the European Union, Canada and Japan,…
read moreFormer U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s disruptive rhetoric on North Korea, while speaking in South Korea on Wednesday. “There is no reason for us to be bellicose and aggressive,” said Clinton during an address to the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul. Cavalier threats Clinton took issue with the president’s disparaging…
read moreTrade ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico wrapped up a contentious fourth round of talks this week, aimed at modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement. But the Trump administration’s proposals to reshape NAFTA have some trade analysts wondering if the 23-year-old trade pact can survive. Mil Arcega has more. …
read moreThe White House is reacting furiously to a federal judge blocking President Donald Trump’s latest executive order that would have banned entry to travelers from several countries beginning Wednesday. “Today’s dangerously flawed district court order undercuts the president’s efforts to keep the American people safe and enforce minimum security standards for entry into the United…
read moreCanada’s foreign minister says there are “unconventional” and “troubling” proposals on the table as Canada, the United States and Mexico seek to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. The fourth round of talks on revising the 23-year-old NAFTA deal wrapped up Tuesday, with more talks set for Mexico next month and additional discussions early…
read moreTwo key U.S. senators, a Republican and a Democrat, reached agreement Tuesday on a two-year deal to stabilize the country’s health insurance markets and give consumers the possibility of buying cheaper policies, a deal President Donald Trump said he supports. The accord between Republican Senator Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray came after weeks…
read moreFormer presidential strategist Steve Bannon is rebuffing President Donald Trump’s public plea for him to retreat in his war on the Republican establishment, personally boosting the candidacy of a challenger to incumbent Sen. Jeff Flake. Bannon plans to appear with Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward on Tuesday as she announces another bid for the Senate,…
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