Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time on Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the president in his call to Ukraine’s leader. Democrats are entering an open phase of a congressional probe into potential abuse of power by […]
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The man who was filmed setting himself on fire near the White House has died in hospital after he suffered burns to 85%of his body. Arnav Gupta, 33, was filmed engulfed in flames in the Ellipse park, just south of the president’s Washington DC home on Wednesday. He burned for some seconds before Secret Service […]
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A U.S. judge has ordered the White House to restore the press credentials of CNN reporter, Jim Acosta, rejecting the Trump administration’s revocation of his pass to the building, according to the broadcaster. The White House said it would comply with the ruling and “temporarily reinstate” Acosta’s hard-pass to the building. The district judge’s ruling […]
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Popular international broadcaster, Cable News Network, CNN, has filed a lawsuit in a U.S District Court, against the United States President, Donald Trump, and some top White House Aides for barring Jim Acosta, its correspondent. The suit is seeking the immediate restoration of Acosta’s access to the White House. “The wrongful revocation of these credentials […]
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US President Donald Trump has removed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci from the role just 10 days after appointing him. Trump removed Scaramucci at the request of John Kelly, who took over as White House chief of staff Monday. Scaramucci had issued a profanity-filled tirade against the previous chief of staff, Reince Priebus, last […]
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President Donald Trump’s administration has banned cameras from the daily press briefing at the White House. However, the resourceful US media are undaunted as they deployed sketch artists to cover the event. Cable news channel CNN sent sketch artist Bill Hennessy to the famous West Wing press room, a change from the American courtrooms where […]
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