Month: September 2021

The United States has told its diplomats overseas to identify groups whose members should be thoroughly investigated when they request a visa. The State Department sent a series of directives…

With over 20 million people nearing starvation in four countries, the United Nations (UN) is asking for $5.6 billion in emergency aid. For now, UN members have only offered about…

FBI Director James Comey confirms that his agency is investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Comey also says that he has “no information” to support claims…

America’s travel industry says it fears new restrictions on foreign visitors to the United States will harm U.S. tourism. President Donald Trump approved the travel restrictions. They affect people from…

President Donald Trump wants to change United States immigration policy by tying admission to job skills. In his recent speech to Congress, Trump said changing the way America decides who…

The number of mixed-race Americans is increasing three times faster than the population of the United States as a whole. That information comes from the Pew Research Center in Washington,…

A court in the United States has ordered a hearing next week on President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration. The order suspends the country’s refugee admissions program and…

WikiLeaks has published documents it says show how the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) collects information from electronic devices. The anti-secrecy group did not say how it received the 8,700…

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday that bars travelers from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States. The temporary ban removes Iraq from the list of…

Privacy groups have raised concerns about a possible U.S. policy to ask visitors to provide social media account information and passwords at the border. Such border checks do not follow…

President Donald Trump won cheers by calling for unity in his speech to Congress Tuesday night. Trump appealed to Americans to unite and work together on job creation, national security…

In his first speech to the United States Congress, President Donald Trump asked for unity to produce more jobs, protect Americans and improve education. Trump said he would continue to…

Republican Party activists and Republican voters mostly approve of Donald Trump’s first actions as president of the United States. But the new president has low approval ratings among Democratic Party…

Cindy lives with her three children in a small bedroom in an apartment near a major American city. Two other adults also live in the apartment. Cindy asked VOA to…

President Donald Trump went on Twitter Thursday to talk about his continued concern about leaks. He wrote, “The spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers? They will be…