2017-06-30 New Rules for US Travel Ban to Require Family, Business Ties
The Trump administration has set new visa requirements for people from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees. The Associated…
2017-06-28 US Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Appeal
The United States Supreme Court has rejected another call to decide whether Americans have a legal right to carry guns…
2017-06-24 Can Trump’s Non-Diplomatic Team Make Progress in Middle East?
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a new approach in trying to get Israel and the Palestinians to sign a…
2017-06-24 New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US
All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to…
2017-06-19 Is Trump Sending Messages with His Handshakes?
As President of the United States, Donald Trump shakes a lot of hands. But look out. If you shake Trump’s…
2017-06-17 Trump Announces Cuba Policy Changes
President Donald Trump is changing measures that were set up to ease ties between the United States and Cuba. The…
2017-06-12 US Veterans Selling Spice from Afghanistan, Where They Served
Saffron is one of the costliest spices in the world. It is sometimes considered as valuable as money, and has…
2017-06-08 Documents Suggest Russia Tried to Attack US Voter Registration Records
A 25-year-old American is the first defendant in a criminal case involving leaked government documents since Donald Trump became president.…
2017-06-09 Comey Says Trump Lied
James Comey says he believes he lost his job as head of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation because…
2017-06-07 Trump Will Not Block Former FBI Director’s Senate Testimony
Aides to President Donald Trump say he will not stop James Comey from speaking to members of the U.S. Senate…
2017-05-29 Memorial Day: A Former Prisoner of War Remembers Vietnam
People across the United States are observing Memorial Day on Monday. The holiday is a time for remembering the men…
2017-05-26 Gaining Political Advantage Through Redistricting
Americans have been fighting over how to create congressional districts since 1789. That was when James Madison was elected to…
2017-05-20 How Much Independence Will Special Counsel Have?
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave his reason for naming a special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016…
2017-05-19 Americans Stressed Over Nonstop Political News
It has been a busy two weeks in political news from the United States. President Donald Trump dismissed James Comey,…
2017-05-18 Former FBI Director Robert Mueller to Lead Russia Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department has named a special counsel to investigate whether Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign worked together to…