Former US president George W. Bush has kept a low profile since leaving the White House in 2009. But he is set to reveal some of the fruits of his second career on Tuesday in a book called “Portraits of Courage.” A collection of paintings of military veterans subtitled “A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to … Read more
US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen Michael Flynn who was fired after just three weeks and three days in the job. A lieutenant general with the US Army, HR McMaster served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked on a government … Read more
US President Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the position of national security adviser. He has selected four candidates: adviser Keith Kellogg; former UN ambassador John Bolton; Lt Gen H R McMaster; and Lt Gen Robert Caslen. The role became vacant when Lt Gen Michael Flynn was fired after just three weeks and three days … Read more
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassigned a majority of the staff meant to work most closely with the top US diplomat in what career officials at the State Department fear is the start of a major reorganization. The news sent shock waves through the agency and has left career officials on edge, in part … Read more
The last presidential election ended three months ago and the next one is not for almost four years, but President Donald Trump is set to travel to Orlando today for what the White House has termed “a campaign event.” The event, which is listed on Trump’s campaign website, will take place at a hangar at … Read more
A former navy admiral reportedly tapped by President Donald Trump to be his national security advisor has declined the post, US media said on Thursday. Robert Harward’s rejection leaves President Donald Trump without a replacement for retired general Michael Flynn, who resigned over a scandal involving his links with the Russian ambassador in Washington. Officially … Read more
After leaving office as president of the United States, Barack Obama must work out what to do with life after retirement. George Washington ended his tenure in charge of the country and decided to start making whisky, George W. Bush found himself dedicating time to painting world leaders and… dogs, while his father is known … Read more
The government of China awarded U. S. President Donald Trump valuable rights to his own name this week, in the form of a 10-year trademark for construction services. The registration became official on Feb. 14 and was published in a trademark registration announcement on the website of China’s Trademark Office on Wednesday. This may well … Read more
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said it was a privilege to be able to visit the White House after the Super Bowl in an interview Tuesday. This comes as Patriots running back James White publicly expressed uncertainty about whether he would attend the team’s impending White House visit. So far, six players have come … Read more
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Tuesday he had no problem with team-mates choosing to skip a likely White House visit following their Super Bowl victory. So far six Patriots players — Martellus Bennett, LeGarrette Blount, Devin McCourty, Dont’a Hightower, Chris Long and Alan Branch — have confirmed they will not attend the traditional … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s block on US funds going to organisations involved in abortion care overseas could impact millions of women, Bill and Melinda Gates have warned, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. The Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist runs the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife, focusing on health and education worldwide. “We’re … Read more
Soul legend Aretha Franklin says she plans to retire from music to spend more time with her grandchildren. The 74-year-old said she would record one final album with Stevie Wonder before stepping out of the limelight. “I must tell you, I am retiring this year,” the Queen Of Soul told a Detroit TV station, adding … Read more
Since his mannerisms make him out as country or – as we say in Africa – a villager, his case may be more of naivety rather than good acting. If that is true, then the problem is his gullibility (to others or to self) that the means he intended and intends to use to reach … Read more
A pile-up of controversies, sliding poll numbers, splinters within his own camp and a stinging setback in the courts: Donald Trump probably dreamed of a more triumphant debut in the White House. The 70-year-old businessman and political novice wrapped up his third week in the Oval Office with a bruising defeat after the courts upheld … Read more
When President Mills’ term began in January, I told Sedem, my young, smart and really hard-working researcher that the national discourse for half the year would be dominated by Cars. Sedem had been working in banking previously and had only covered his first election in 2008. I wish I had been wrong. I think this … Read more
I feel very enriched and satisfied with respect to where my career came from and where it is now Soul legend Aretha Franklin says she plans to retire from music to spend more time with her grandchildren. The 74-year-old said she would record one final album with Stevie Wonder before stepping out of the limelight. … Read more
The U. S. Justice Department will face off with opponents in a federal appeals court on Tuesday over the fate of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, his most controversial act since taking office last month. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge James Robart suspended Trump’s ban, opening a window … Read more
President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban faced on Monday the first of several crucial legal hurdles that could determine whether he can push through the most controversial and far reaching policy of his first two weeks in office. The government has a deadline to justify the executive order temporarily barring entry of people from seven … Read more
Restoring President Donald Trump’s ban on immigrants from seven mainly Muslim countries would “unleash chaos again”, lawyers for two US states argue. Counsel for Washington and Minnesota urged a federal appeals court in San Francisco to maintain its nationwide temporary restraining order. They are being backed by technology firms which say the travel ban is … Read more
US President Donald Trump has attacked the judge who blocked his travel ban, saying Americans should blame the courts “if something happens”. Mr Trump also said he had instructed border officials to check people entering America “very carefully”. The ban, affecting people from seven mainly-Muslim countries, was blocked by the federal judge in Seattle on … Read more