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White House fires first female usher

Washington: The White House has fired chief usher Angella Reid, the first woman and second African-American to hold the position, the media reported. When the White House residence staff arrived at work on Friday morning, they were told that Reid, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2011, was no longer employed, The […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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White House welcomes Infosys move to hire 10,000 Americans

Washington: The White House has welcomed the announcement by global software major Infosys to hire 10,000 American workers in the next two years, calling it a “political victory”. “We’re glad to see companies like Infosys see opportunity in the American economy again,” said Ninio Fetalvo, a White House spokesman, in a statement to the Washington […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Trump invites Philippines' Duterte to White House

Washington: US President Donald Trump has invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to the White House, an official statement announced. “President Trump enjoyed the conversation and said that he is looking forward to visiting the Philippines in November,” the statement said on Saturday, adding that Trump invited Duterte to the White House “to discuss the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Hillary gets political again

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has made her most political comments since losing the 2016 presidential election, slamming the new administration for its policies relating to women, race and health, a media report said. “There is no place I’d rather be than here with you,” Clinton said on Tuesday at a […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Bomb scare at White House, one detained

Washington: The Secret Service detained a man who drove up to a White House checkpoint and claimed to have a bomb in his vehicle, security officials told CNN. There was no confirmation on whether there was any device in the vehicle, but security at the White House was immediately upgraded on Saturday night. The vehicle is […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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White House escalates war on 'anti-Trump' media

Washington: The White House ramped up its war against the press by barring multiple “anti-Trump” media outlets — The New York Times, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, BBC, BuzzFeed News, Politico, The Huffington Post and The Guardian — from a briefing by Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Hours before Spicer’s briefing at the White House on […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Trump, Pelosi clash over State of the Union Address

Washington: US President Donald Trump and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi exchanged barbs and letters after she barred him from speaking in the House of Representatives until the partial government shutdown ends. The traditional State of the Union Address by the president in a joint session of the US Congress is done at the invitation of […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Trump seeks 'decorum' from reporters in White House

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday sought “decorum” from White House reporters and asserted that he wants total freedom of press. His statement came after a federal US court ordered the White House to immediately reinstate the press credentials of CNN’s correspondent Jim Acosta in a ruling seen as a major victory for mediapersons. […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Trump wants H-1B visas in more highly-skilled as opposed to outsourcing roles: White House

Washington: The Donald Trump administration wants to make changes in the existing H-1B provisions for it to play a better role in attracting highly skilled foreign workers as opposed to the what it has now evolved into an “outsourcing” role, the White House said Thursday. “The president’s overall instinct — and he said this publicly […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Indian-American DJ Patil named as first US chief data scientist

The White House has named Dhanurjay 'DJ' Patil as its first chief data scientist to help shape policies and practices to help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Obama believes in further cementing Indo-US ties: White House

Notwithstanding strained ties after the arrest of an Indian diplomat, President Barack Obama strongly believes that relationship with India is "extremely important" and it must be further cemented, a top US official has said

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Trump plans to keep troops in Iraq to monitor Iran

Washington: US President Donald Trump is planning to keep American troops in Iraq to monitor and maintain pressure on neighbouring Iran. “I want to be able to watch Iran,” Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday on CBS. “We’re going to keep watching and we’re going to keep seeing and if there’s trouble, if […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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President Trump to call for unity in State of the Union address

Washington: US President Donald Trump will focus on key issues like immigration, national security and trade and call for unity in a hugely divided Congress in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday as he begins the second half of his first term in the White House. Contrary to his aggressive tweets and […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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'Trump executive order could ban Chinese equipment-makers in US'

Washington: US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order next week, banning American carriers from using equipment from Chinese technology players, the media reported on Sunday. The decision is expected to be announced ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 25, the Android Police reported. “Both the White House […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Trump may not even be a free person in 2020: Warren

Washington: Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has officially launched her 2020 presidential campaign, said that President Donald Trump might be unable to finish his term by the time Election Day comes next year. “By the time we get to 2020, Donald Trump may not be President… In fact, he may not even be a free […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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