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Trump vows to protect 2nd Amendment after gun briefing

2:33 pm September 13, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump pledged Thursday to protect the Second Amendment, hours after huddling with top advisers to discuss gun control measures he might be willing to publicly stand behind. Speaking to reporters before flying to Baltimore for a Republican retreat, Trump insisted “a lot of progress” had been made on background checks “and various […]

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe faces prospect of criminal charges

Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe faces prospect of criminal charges

3:50 am September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s wrath, faces the prospect of criminal charges after his lawyers failed to persuade senior Justice Department officials that he didn’t intentionally lie to internal investigators. Two people familiar with the matter said Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen declined an […]

Democrats intensify ‘impeachment’ probe of Trump

11:44 pm September 12, 2019

Washington: Democrats stepped up their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump Thursday even as the party’s leaders remained dubious about the political value of the move 14 months before the next presidential election. The House Judiciary Committee approved new procedures that will permit it to demand more documents and testimony from the White House, declaring […]

US designates Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mehsud as global terrorist

5:22 pm September 11, 2019

Washington/Islamabad: The US has slapped sanctions on the chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali Mehsud and designated him as a global terrorist, as the Trump administration unveiled new tools to pursue terror suspects, their financiers and supporters globally. Mehsud was designated as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’ by the US Department of […]

Trump denies telling Bolton Ukraine aid was tied to probe

Trump announces firing of national security chief Bolton

11:28 pm September 10, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he has fired his hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, saying he disagreed “strongly” with his positions. “I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Trump announced on Twitter. “I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at […]