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US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he and White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner depart the White House in Washington. (Reuters)

Congress Wants to Question Trump Son-in-Law over ‘Russia Ties’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2017 | World

Washington – Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner will appear before a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the US presidential election, the White House said Monday, a day after he was tapped to lead a new White House office...

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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan applaud as President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo

Trump Delivers Conciliatory Speech…without Compromises

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 2, 2017 | World

Washington – “Thank you”, tweeted US President Donald Trump in his first remark following a pacifying address to the Congress on Tuesday – a message intended to express the president’s appreciation to positive coverage by US and international media of his first...

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US President Donald Trump. Reuters

US President Promises Historic Increase in Military Budget

by Heba El Koudsy | Feb 28, 2017 | World

Washington – US President Donald Trump promised a “historic” $54bllion increase in the US military budget for 2018, which includes a nearly 10 percent increase in defense spending. Trump told state governors at the White House his budget plan included a...

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Congress Plans drafting Law to Impose Non-Nuclear Sanctions on Iran

by Mohammed Saleh al-Melhim | Jan 26, 2017 | World

Washington – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Todd Young and John Cornyn reintroduced the Iran Non-nuclear Sanctions Act, legislation that would impose harsh financial and economic sanctions countering Iran’s non-nuclear provocations, including its ballistic missile...

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U.S. Congress to Undo Obama Regulations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Republican lawmakers will begin voiding dozens of new federal regulations at the end of the month to fulfill their promise to undo Democratic President Barack Obama’s legacy, focusing on environmental and labor rules, the second most powerful Republican in the...