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Trump Set to Announce New Cabinet Picks

US President-elect Donald Trump meets a slate of potential cabinet members at his golf club Sunday, including Chris Christie, indicating he remains supportive of the New Jersey governor after booting him from the transition team. The 70-year-old Republican billionaire promised reporters they would “hear some things” Sunday after a second ...

November 20, 2016

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Pentagon, Intelligence Leaders Seek NSA Chief’s Removal: Reports

Top US military and intelligence leaders are pushing President Barack Obama to fire National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers, US media reported Saturday, even as Rogers is apparently being considered for a senior position in the Trump administration. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has asked Defense Secretary Ash ...

November 20, 2016

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Trump Picks Hardliner Sessions for Attorney General

US President-elect Donald Trump tapped arch-conservative Senator Jeff Sessions to be attorney general and hawkish congressman Mike Pompeo, as his CIA director, Trump’s transition team announced Friday. The incoming commander in chief also appointed retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn, a top military advisor for Trump and one of his earliest ...

November 18, 2016

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U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi meet at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2016. © Kay Nietfeld / Reuters

Obama, EU leaders agree to keep anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine

US President Barack Obama and EU leaders have agreed to keep anti-Russian sanctions in place for a further year over the situation in Ukraine. President Obama, who is on his final official visit to Europe, met with the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK on Friday. Among ...

November 18, 2016

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US Intelligence Chief Clapper Resigns

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that he had submitted his resignation, stepping down as President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his new administration. Clapper, whose job is to coordinate the work of 17 disparate agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, said ...

November 17, 2016

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Clinton Says Election Exposed Deep Divisions in US

In her first public appearance since conceding to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the US presidential vote has exposed deep divisions, in the “greatest country in the world.” “Over the past week, a lot of people have asked themselves whether America is the country we thought it was,” ...

November 17, 2016

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Inequality One of the ‘Greatest Challenges’ to Democracy: Obama

Inequality in a globalized economy is one of the greatest challenges now facing democracies worldwide, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday in a speech closing the Greek leg of his European farewell tour. “Inequality now constitutes one of the greatest challenges to our economies and to our democracies,” Obama said.

November 16, 2016

World

US House Extends Iran’s Sanctions, Criminalizes Supporters of Syrian Government

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for legislation to extend American sanctions on Iran for 10 years. The legislation, known as the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, needs Senate approval and President Obama’s signature before the end of the year, when American sanctions are set to expire. Under ...

November 16, 2016

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US House Republicans keep Paul Ryan as Speaker

Republican members of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously chose Paul Ryan to keep his job as Speaker, following their victory at the polls last week, the House GOP conference announced. “It is a tremendous honor to be nominated by my colleagues to serve as Speaker of the ...

November 15, 2016

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Obama: Military Campaign in Syria “Impossible”

US outgoing president, Barack Obama, said that it is impossible to launch a military campaign in Syria that would be similar to the one carried out in Libya because the two countries have different situations. Speaking to reporters in a wide-ranging news conference in the White House, Obama said the ...

November 15, 2016