Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s average approval rating tumbled below 50 percent for the first time since he took office, multiple polls have shown. The results came amid criticism over his administration’s messy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, after which the Taliban’s stunning takeover of the country …
Read More »Fallout of botched Afghan exit overwhelms White House
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The White House is finding itself in a new crisis after a botched withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, overwhelmed by withering criticism from home and abroad. A viral video clip shows a crowd of Afghans running alongside a U.S. military transport aircraft, with some …
Read More »Pelosi aide, White House official test positive for coronavirus
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A senior aide to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a White House official, both fully vaccinated, have tested positive for coronavirus after attending an event together, media reported on Tuesday. “Yesterday, a fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off-campus,” the White House …
Read More »Trump’s return to spotlight highlights possible 2024 White House run
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has returned to the spotlight, underscoring the possibility that the bombastic billionaire will make a run at the White House in the next U.S. elections. On Monday’s Varney & Co. on Fox Business News, Trump spoke on a wide range of …
Read More »Biden pushes for tighter gun control after spate of deadly U.S. shootings
Washington, USA | XINHUA | In a bid to tamp down gun violence in the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new package of executive orders on gun control as any gun violence legislation appears to face slim prospects in a divided Senate. PIECEMEAL REGULATIONS The gun …
Read More »Stimulus package up in air as Trump’s demand rejected by House Republicans
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The 900-billion-U.S.-dollar relief plan is up in the air over Christmas after House Republicans rejected President Donald Trump’s demand to raise direct payments to Americans. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday blocked an attempt from House Democrats to raise the bill’s 600-dollar direct …
Read More »Trump’s acceptance speech draws fewer viewers than Biden’s: data
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech drew fewer viewers than that of Joe Biden, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, according to data released by Nielsen Media Research on Friday. An estimated 19.9 million Americans watched Trump’s speech from the White House South …
Read More »White House beefs up security ahead of Trump’s acceptance speech, protests
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The White House has beefed up security ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to accept the Republican Party’s renomination from the South Lawn on Thursday night, while protesters are expected to stage demonstrations in the capital city. The Secret Service said in a statement …
Read More »White House mandates random coronavirus tests for staffers
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The White House is mandating random coronavirus testing for staffers after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien and several others working in the White House complex tested positive for the virus last month, local media reported on Monday. The new policy is part …
Read More »Trump asks why Fauci has higher approval rating
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump wondered on Tuesday why Anthony Fauci, a top infectious diseases expert and key member of the White House coronavirus task force, has enjoyed a higher approval rating among the public than he has on the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “He’s …
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