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US trade deficit with China not sustainable, Trump warns Xi

Washington: President Donald Trump warned his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that Washington’s trade deficit with China “has continued to grow” and that the situation “is not sustainable,” the White House said on Tuesday. Trump and Xi spoke by telephone late on Monday in Washington, when it was already Tuesday morning in Beijing, and also discussed […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff to step down

Washington: One of US President Donald Trump’s top aides, Deputy Chief of Staff Rick Dearborn, will step down early next year to pursue private sector work, White House officials informed. He becomes the latest high profile departure from the West Wing as Trump nears his one-year mark in office. Dearborn will remain at the White […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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McMaster: 'Potential for war with N.Korea increasing every day'

Washington: White House National Security Advisor (NSA) H.R. McMaster has said that North Korea represents “the greatest immediate threat to the US” and that the potential for war with Pyongyang was increasing every day, the media reported. “I think it’s increasing every day, which means that we are in a race, really, we are in […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Trump celebrates Diwali, hails relationship with Modi

Washington: US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at the White House by lighting a diya amid a gathering of leading members of the Indian American community and said he greatly valued his relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump’s daughter Ivanka also attended the festivities in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Also present were […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Trump, top defence officials discuss options on N.Korea

Washington: The White House has said US military leaders had briefed President Donald Trump on options regarding North Korea nuclear issue. US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford on Tuesday briefed Trump on a range of options to respond to any form of “aggression” from North […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Trump to roll out overall Iran strategy soon: White House

Washington: The White House has said US President Donald Trump will make an announcement later this week on an overall Iran strategy. “He’ll make that later this week,” said White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders here on Tuesday at the daily briefing, Xinhua news agency reported. “The President has reached a decision on an overall Iran […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Six White House advisers used private email accounts'

Washington: At least six of US President Donald Trump’s closest advisers occasionally used private email addresses for official White House business, current and former officials have said. The disclosures came a day after news surfaced that Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner used a private email account to send or receive about 100 work-related emails […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Man detained near White House with 9 weapons in vehicle: Police

Washington: Washington D.C. police on Monday said that they found at least nine weapons including assault-style weapons in a former police officer’s car after stopping him for urinating near the White House. The man, identified as 37-year-old Timothy Joseph Bates from the southern US state of Tennessee, is facing charges that include illegal possession of firearms, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
White House names new Communications Director

Washington: Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s longest serving advisers working in the White House, has been formally named as the new Communications Director. Hicks, the third person to hold the position in nearly eight months, had been acting in the role since her predecessor Anthony Scaramucci, the colourful and controversial Trump aide, was booted […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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White House declines to recognise LGBT Pride Month

Washington: President Donald Trump’s White House has broken a precedent by not recognising June as the LGBT Pride Month, the media reported. The decision marks an end to two of his predecessors’ tradition of officially recognising the month, CNN reported on Friday. Former President Bill Clinton first recognised it in 1999 in commemoration of the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
White House: Modi to meet Trump on June 26 to 'outline common vision'

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet US President Donald Trump on June 26 at the White House in a quest for a “common vision,” Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced on Monday. “The President looks forward to discussing ways to strengthen ties between the United States and India and to advance our common priorities: […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Melania Trump, son Barron moves into White House

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s wife Melania, and their youngest son, Barron, have officially moved into the White House, the First Lady’s spokeswoman said.   “It’s official! @FLOTUS and Barron have made the move to DC!” Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s Communications Director, tweeted on Sunday night.   Melania Trump had continued living in Trump Tower […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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White House denies Trump revealed classified info to Russians

Washington: The White House has denied that President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about the Islamic State (IS) terror group to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and claimed the reports as “false”. “The story that came out tonight (Monday night), as reported, is false … At no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed,” […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Less than $70,000 paid in 'ransomware' cyberattack: White House

Washington: Less than $70,000 has been paid in a “ransomware” cyberattack that has affected about 150 countries worldwide, the White House said on Monday. “We are not aware of payments that have led to any data recovery,” White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said at a daily briefing. Bossert said the ransomware attack, known […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Former US top terror adviser may take up Comey's job

Washington: A former White House counterterrorism official may replace fired FBI Director James Comey. She was spotted at the White House shortly before Comey was “terminated” six years ahead of the end of his term. Frances Townsend, who served in the George W. Bush administration as a White House homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, posted […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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