The first Palestinian-American to serve in US Congress has pledged to show her fellow members the state of Israel’s oppression of Palestinians by taking them on a trip to the occupied West Bank.
President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would not become a "migrant camp" as he faced mounting pressure to stop families being separated as a deterrent to illegal immigration.
US announces a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese goods to take effect on July 6. In reply, China spells out details to impose tariffs on 545 US exports.
"Have they started blaming Russia yet for the Washington staff changes?" Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tells reporters, while Germany's deputy foreign minister expresses concern at the departure of Rex Tillerson.
The US Senate began a major, free-for-all immigration debate, its first in nearly five years, that could decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of "Dreamer" immigrants, young people brought into the country illegally years ago as children.
Congressional leaders say they were close to clinching an elusive budget deal that would keep government open despite President Donald Trump calling for a shutdown if he does not get his way on immigration.
The impasse, the first of its kind since 2013, cast a huge shadow over the first anniversary on Saturday of President Donald Trump's inauguration.
White House blames Senate Democrats for blocking bill to avert a shutdown and says it will not negotiate on immigration, a key demand of Democrats.
A looming US government shutdown moved to the Senate on Friday, where Democrats disappointed at the collapse of immigration talks have vowed to block a stop-gap funding bill.
A difficult path lies ahead for Masoud Barzani and northern Iraq. Barzani resigned from the presidency last week. But his family and party will still be power brokers in the region, even as his opponents become more assertive.
US President Donald Trump seized on the New York City truck attack to press the Congress to end the visa programme.
Eighteen US states have sued President Donald Trump’s to stop him from planned cut in subsidies to insurance companies under Obamacare. But experts say the states face an uphill legal battle.
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