Tag: Jared Kushner

Trump son-in-law Kushner loses top security clearance: sources

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner has lost his top-level security clearance, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday, a decision with potentially profound implications for the US administration. Two sources, who could not speak on the record because the status of security clearances is classified, confirmed US media reports that the 37-year-old White House aide had lost access to America’s most closely protected secrets. The White House, […]

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Trump, Republicans release memo targeting FBI’s Russia probe

by Paul HANDLEY / Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Donald Trump and his Republican allies unleashed a controversial memo accusing the FBI of bias and abuse of power Friday, intensifying a high-stakes fight between the White House and prosecutors investigating the president’s campaign team. Trump defied his own FBI director and the Justice Department to declassify the four-page Republican document, which implies malfeasance and partisanship at the very top of American law enforcement. […]

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Palestinian leaders call for suspension of recognition of Israel

by Nasser Abu Bakr and Joe Dyke Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Palestinian leaders voted on Monday to call for the suspension of recognition of Israel in a move with potentially deep implications as they met in response to US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. While withdrawing the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s recognition of Israel could spark international backlash, it was unclear whether the vote was binding. A previous vote by the […]

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White House braces for more scrutiny, Trump defends Kushner

by Anita Chang Beattie Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – The White House braced Monday for a fresh wave of scrutiny in the ever-widening investigation into Russian election meddling, as President Donald Trump rallied behind his embattled son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner. The United States leader visited Arlington National Cemetery to mark Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for the nation’s war dead, but had to quickly pivot his attention to the Russia scandal […]

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Trump taps son-in-law to head bureaucacy overhaul: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump has tapped son-in-law Jared Kushner to lead a new White House office that aims to apply ideas from the business world to help streamline the government, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The White House Office of Innovation is to be unveiled Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises like reforming care for veterans and fighting opioid addiction, the Post […]

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Family of Trump son-in-law in $4-bn deal with Chinese company

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A company owned by the family of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to receive more than $400 million from a Chinese firm that is investing in its Manhattan office tower, Bloomberg reported Monday. The Kushner Companies deal with Anbang Insurance Group for the property at 666 Fifth Avenue is worth $4 billion, with real estate experts calling it an unusually favorable deal for the Kushners, the report said. […]

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