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Fire breaks out at Houston-area Exxon Mobil refinery

11:20 pm July 31, 2019

Baytown (Texas): A fire burning at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Texas is sending a large plume of smoke into the air, the latest in a series of fires in Houston area involving the petrochemical industry. The fire broke out Wednesday at an Exxon Mobil facility in Baytown, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of […]

Democrats questioning Robert Mueller to focus on obstruction

8:21 pm July 19, 2019

Washington: Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report, an effort to direct Americans’ attention to what they see as the most egregious examples of President Donald Trump’s conduct. The examples from the […]

Dutch PM to visit Trump for talks on trade, defence

7:27 pm July 12, 2019

The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting US President Donald Trump next week, amid reports that the Netherlands is considering an American request to help protect shipping in the Persian Gulf. The Dutch government announced Friday that Rutte will visit Trump at the White House next Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, international trade […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump plans new move to force citizenship question on census

11:10 pm July 11, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump is expected to announce new executive action Thursday to try to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, even after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the effort. Trump tweeted Thursday morning that he would be holding a news conference on the subject following a White House “Social Media Summit.” […]

Trump raises eyebrows in promoting his environment record

1:53 pm July 9, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump is promoting what he is calling his administration’s “environmental leadership” despite its sweeping rollbacks of landmark environmental and public health protections. Critics are calling it a credulity-straining gesture aimed at winning over voters worried about climate change and pollution. Trump’s speech at the White House on Monday afternoon will focus on […]