John Kelly was sworn in Monday as the new White House chief of staff, as US President Donald Trump looked to the retired Marine general for leadership after a shake-up of his top staff. Kelly, 67, is replacing Reince Priebus, who was forced out last week after the spectacular failure of Trump’s bid to repeal … Read more
The top US justice officials are to visit the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday amid signs the Trump administration may use it to house new “war on terror” detainees. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are visiting the prison to familiarize themselves with current operations, the Justice … Read more
American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump’s rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president’s travel ban would eventually be proven unlawful, a day after a weakened version of the measure came into force. A limited version of Trump’s travel ban — temporarily barring refugees and visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen … Read more
The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it’s in for a very public test: life together in the Petri dish that is Washington. President Donald Trump, for instance, all but ignored First Lady Melania — left clambering out of a limo in a sumptuous, … Read more
Nearly 200 people have been arrested by federal agents in southern California as part of a five-day operation targeting immigrants convicted of crimes or in the country illegally, officials said Thursday. The crackdown, which ended Wednesday and was spearheaded by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), focused on people with prior criminal offenses including for … Read more
Elvis Presley’s car has broken down and a cowboy’s career is over. In the days of Donald Trump, movies showing at the Cannes festival are taking a long, hard look at the American Dream. Film-makers from France to China — as well as at home — are finding fertile ground in a country whose politics … Read more
A massive partisan split has opened among Americans on the role of the news media since the election of President Donald Trump, a new poll showed Wednesday. In the Pew Research Center poll, nearly nine in 10 Democrats (89 percent) said the media serves as a check against political leaders while just 42 percent of … Read more
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has lost his seat on the powerful National Security Council in a high-level shakeup, a US official confirmed Wednesday. Trump’s elevation of Bannon to a permanent spot on the NSC had been widely criticized as injecting politics into White House deliberations on sensitive defense, foreign policy and intelligence … Read more
Steve Bannon is a lightning rod for much anti-Trump criticism President Donald Trump has removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from the US National Security Council (NSC). The appointment in January raised fears that the gathering of US intelligence chiefs could become politicised. A White House aide told US media the reshuffle was not a … Read more
Comedian Tina Fey is not amused by the college-educated white women who voted for President Donald Trump. Fey called out that particular demographic during a discussion Saturday on access to reproductive care hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union. “The thing that I kinda keep focusing on is the idea that we sort of need … Read more
Shia LaBeouf at the 2016 premiere of “Man Down” in Hollywood. Charges against Shia LaBeouf have been dismissed, according to a court spokeswoman. The actor and performance artist was charged with misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation after getting in a scuffle during an anti-Trump rally in New York City in January. According to police, … Read more
Jeb Bush has some advice for his onetime rival President Donald Trump: “Stop saying things that aren’t true.” Trump’s unsuccessful rival for the Republican presidential nomination says the new tenant in the White House has made “some really good appointments” and acted “decisively” on rolling back regulations — but he is very critical of Trump’s … Read more
In a sprawling banquet hall, Ahmed Rehab walked to a lectern facing a glittering group of diners and launched into a searing speech excoriating the Donald Trump administration. “This fight is not just our fight, it is America’s fight,” Rehab told the packed room of 1,200 attendees – mostly American Muslims at a fundraiser for … Read more
Several Ghanaians have travelled to various countries for one reason or the other. Some succeeded, others who were less fortunate did not, owing to several factors. Ghanaian-American writer Mohammed Naseehu Ali is one of such persons, born a Ghanaian in Kumasi in a predominantly Islamic neighborhood called Zongo, Mohammed, moved to NewYork in America to … Read more
Several Ghanaians have travelled to various countries for one reason or the other. Some succeeded, others who were less fortunate did not owing to several factors. Ghanaian-American writer Mohammed Naseehu Ali is one of such persons, born a Ghanaian in Kumasi in a predominantly Islamic neighborhood called Zongo, Mohammed, moved to NewYork in America to … Read more
The U. S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, according to two administration officials. How many judges will be reassigned and when they will be sent is still under review, according … Read more
President Donald Trump’s budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children particularly in high-poverty US districts, saying “there’s no demonstrable evidence” that they improve student performance. After-school programs are “supposed to help kids who don’t get fed at home, get fed so they do better in school,” Mick Mulvaney, director of … Read more
he U. S. Federal Communications Commission does not expect to review the deal AT&T Inc has won approval from the European Commission for its planned $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc, the No. 2 U. S. wireless carrier said on Wednesday. The merger, which still requires approval from the U.S. Department of Justice, is … Read more
Nearly two-thirds of US voters say hatred and prejudice in the United States have risen since Donald Trump was elected president, an opinion poll revealed Thursday. Sixty-three percent of subjects polled by Quinnipiac University said hatred and prejudice have increased since Trump’s November 2016 election, while 32 percent said the levels have not changed. Just … Read more
President Donald Trump’s housing secretary provoked a firestorm Monday by saying slaves brought from Africa were “immigrants” who dreamed of success for their families in the United States. Ben Carson, who is black, made the stunning remarks during an address to employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington. “That’s what America … Read more