Tag: White House

Trump White House puts Iran ‘on notice’

by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s White House signaled a tougher stance toward Iran on Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring America was putting the Islamic republic “on notice.” In his first public remarks since taking office, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn accused Barack Obama’s administration of having “failed to respond adequately to Tehran’s malign actions.” Flynn cited a recent missile test and the actions of […]

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US Democrats boycott votes on Trump Treasury, health picks

  by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Senate Democrats blocked committee votes Tuesday on two of Donald Trump’s nominations for key cabinet posts, drawing White House charges of obstruction amid sharpening partisan tensions. “Today Senate Finance Democrats refused to move forward with nominations of Mnuchin & Price,” Senator Ron Wyden, top Democrat on the finance committee, said on Twitter, referring to Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin and Tom Price, […]

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Protesters rally outside White House against Trump immigration policies

WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — Immigrant and refugee advocates on Wednesday (January 25) denounced White House plans to temporarily stop receiving refugees and suspend visas for people from seven Middle Eastern and North African countries, saying they target Muslims and will make America less safe. Protesters marched and rallied outside the White House denounced the Trump administration’s plan to to enact the new immigration policies. A draft executive order seen by Reuters that Trump is […]

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Trump to unveil immigration, visa restrictions: reports

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will sign executive orders starting Wednesday restricting refugees, visas and immigration, making good on his signature campaign pledges, US media reported. Trump is due to speak Wednesday to employees at the Department of Homeland Security — which handles immigration — and sign orders there on refugees and national security, according to The Washington Post and CNN. “Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, […]

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Trump believes ‘millions’ voted illegally: White House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump believes millions of people voted illegally in the November election, but declined to provide evidence to support that claim. Hours after Trump told congressional leaders that as many as five million people could have voted illegally, White House spokesman Sean Spicer confirmed the president’s belief. “The comment he said was three to five million people could have voted illegally based […]

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White House warns China on trade, South China Sea

by Andrew BEATTY / Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House warned China it will “defend” US and international “interests” in the South China Sea and that trade must be a “two-way street.” Signaling Donald Trump’s tough stance against Beijing on Monday, spokesman Sean Spicer said “the US is going to make sure we protect our interests” in the South China Sea. “If those islands are, in fact, in international […]

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Trump at White House for last meeting with Obama

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Donald Trump arrived at the White House Friday for his final meeting with outgoing leader Barack Obama, before heading to the Capitol for his swearing-in ceremony. Obama and First Lady Michelle greeted the Republican billionaire leader-in-waiting and his wife Melania on the steps of the presidential mansion. “Mr President-elect, how are you?” Obama asked. The two couples headed inside for traditional tea and coffee with their vice presidents […]

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‘The work begins!’ – Trump to be sworn in as U.S. president

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will be sworn in on Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking power over a divided country after a savage campaign and setting the country on a new, uncertain path at home and abroad. In a ceremony likely to draw 900,000 people, including protesters, Trump and his vice president, Mike Pence, will take the oath of office at midday (1700 GMT) outside the domed […]

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Michelle Obama takes dogs on last stroll through White House

WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — U.S. first lady Michelle Obama took a final stroll through the White House with the family’s two Portuguese Water Dogs in a video she shared on twitter on Thursday (January 19). Mrs. Obama can be seen calling Sunny and Bo over to her, and then walking with them through the presidential mansion she has called home for the past eight years. Four-year-old Sunny made headlines last week after she bit […]

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Obama issues 330 commutations on eve of White House exit

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of 330 people, mostly drug offenders, a record number issued in a single day, on the eve of his departure from the White House. It is Obama’s second such measure this week, including his surprise decision to commute the sentence of transgender army private Chelsea Manning, imprisoned for 35 years for handing more than 700,000 classified US documents to WikiLeaks. Originally set […]

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Trump arrives in Washington to lay claim to White House

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump jetted into the US capital Thursday on the eve of the most consequential moment of his life — his inauguration as the nation’s 45th president and the setting of a four-year course of American political reform. The Republican billionaire’s arrival caps an extraordinary and improbable run for the White House that, once he takes the reins from President Barack Obama at noon […]

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