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Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China

8:19 pm July 12, 2020

Washington: China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who’s better at playing the tough guy against Beijing. The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden toasting China’s Xi Jinping, even though Trump did just that with Xi in Asia and hosted the Chinese leader at his Florida club. […]

NYC mayor seeks USD 1 billion police cut amid City Hall protest

4:42 pm June 30, 2020

New York: A week after a “defund the police” protest became a full-blown occupation outside City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday he has a plan for the New York City police department budget to be slashed by USD 1 billion. The mayor, a Democrat, declined to discuss the sources of what he called […]

Man arrested in shooting during Albuquerque statue protest

11:33 pm June 16, 2020

Albuquerque: A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, police said Tuesday. The shooting occurred near a Monday night confrontation between protesters and a group of armed men to protect the statue of […]

Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back 2016 team

2:27 pm June 10, 2020

New York: As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016. He recycles old attack lines once aimed at Hillary Clinton. He recounts the drama of election night, complete with impersonations of stunned news anchors putting state after state (Pennsylvania! Wisconsin!) in the Republican’s column. And at other […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump heads to rural Maine but won’t escape demonstrators

3:25 pm June 5, 2020

Washington: Maine’s Democratic governor is urging President Donald Trump to watch his tone during a visit to the state Friday to showcase a company that makes specialised swabs for coronavirus testing. And the sheriff in the state’s most rural county is urging those expected to protest Trump’s visit and those who support him to behave […]