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Trump clears, House Republicans release memo alleging Russia probe bias
Photo: Zach Rudisin via Wikimedia Commons Soon after President Donald Trump declassified a secret memo alleging abuse of surveillance power by the FBI and Justice Department, the House Republicans released the document. Before the unusual release of...February 2, 2018 1139 0 -
Trump rules out Taliban talks amid deadly attacks in Afghanistan
Amid Afghan chaos in the face of deadly militant attacks, President Donald Trump has ruled out holding talks with the Afghan Taliban. “When we see what they’re doing and the atrocities that they’re committing, and killing...January 30, 2018 854 0 -
Pakistan embassy launches new website to improve services
Pakistan’s embassy in Washington D.C. has launched a new website as part of the public diplomacy efforts and improve access to information through a variety of new links. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said at the inaugural...January 28, 2018 1171 0 -
Women march to urge equal rights, greater political participation
Photo: Screenshot/ABC News Women across the United States held rallies on Saturday, to highlight a wide-ranging agenda including support for women to run for public offices, and demanding equality and elimination of sexual harassment. The rallies...January 21, 2018 1054 0 -
Trump says Democrats chose shutdown politics over budget deal as anniversary gift
President Donald Trump has said Democrats wanted to give him shutdown gift on his first anniversary and have chosen politics over deal-making. In a series of Twitter messages, Trump reacted strongly to the government shutdown after...January 20, 2018 839 0 -
DC, Northern Virginia, Montgomery County on Amazon’s top 20 list for 2nd HQ
A scene of sunset in Tysons Corner, Virginia Photo: Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Three places in Washington metro area, the District, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, are in competition with 17 other locations to host Amazon’s second headquarters....January 19, 2018 1033 0 -
Trump speaks of immigration ‘bill of love’ but also wants border wall
Signaling his support for a bipartisan legislation to fix U.S. immigration, President Donald Trump said for the first time that he would be ready to “take the heat” from his political base but at the same...January 10, 2018 778 0 -
Washington area slowly coming out of deep freeze
Washington area was slowly coming out of deep freeze of the past week as the sun came out of clouds at places. But the frigid look persisted with much thinner traffic on roads, still white after...January 9, 2018 1040 0 -
East Coast in deep freeze with winds plunging mercury to record lows
The blizzard may have passed but an arctic burst is keeping the northeastern United States in deep freeze with temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below average. Washington metro area is experiencing coldest days in years with...January 5, 2018 1147 0 -
Pakistan reminds critics of counterterror gains; efforts on with U.S. to find common ground
A map showing Pakistani tribal areas along Afghan border, Photo: Hbtila/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has reacted to the latest U.S. announcement of suspending nearly all security assistance with a reminder of the importance of counterterrorism cooperation. Islamabad...January 5, 2018 813 0