Section: Voice of America (USA)
Democratic Response to Trump Focuses on Pocketbook Issues
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is using the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to appeal to working-class voters, saying her party is focusing on easing health care costs and addressing other pocket-book issues.”It’s pretty simple. Democrats are trying to make your health care better....
Russia Establishes Siberian Quarantine Center for Coronavirus
Russia’s government took additional measures to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus across the border from China, with a Kremlin task force announcing a quarantine location for at-risk patients just days after two cases were reported. Both of the infected are Chinese nationals living inside Russia. “We’re all interested in the...
Turkish-Russian Tension Over Syria Opens Door to Washington
Questions about the future of Turkey’s rapprochement with Russia are growing as fallout continues from Monday’s killing of at least five Turkish soldiers by Russia-backed Syrian government forces. The rising Russia-Turkey tension over Syria is now seen as offering an opportunity to the United States to improve strained ties with...
Senators Give Speeches Ahead of Expected Vote to Acquit Trump in Impeachment Trial
U.S. Senators were delivering speeches Tuesday on whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, as he himself prepared to deliver his annual State of the Union address later in the day before members of Congress.The speeches by the senators, who are serving as the jurors in Trump’s impeachment trial, are not officially part...
McConnell Blasts Impeachment, Will Vote to Acquit Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed House Democrats’ drive to impeach President Donald Trump as “the most rushed, least fair and least thorough” in history and confirmed that he will vote to acquit him.McConnell said the two impeachment charges against Trump — that he abused his power and obstructed Congress’...
In Blessing annexation, Trump Erodes an International Norm
Annexation, at its heart, is a byproduct of conflict. Almost never is it an act of peace, though it has been cast that way at times throughout human history.Certainly not under international law, which describes it as the forcible acquisition of territory by one state at the expense of another. It often formalizes military occupation. The United...
Trump Impeachment Trial: Forceful Closing Arguments for Conviction and Acquittal
U.S. House Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump and his defense team offered forceful closing arguments Monday at his Senate trial, even as his acquittal remains all but certain.Congressman Adam Schiff, the lead House manager prosecuting Trump on two articles of impeachment, passionately implored the 100...
Pompeo Defends Dropping Reporter From Trip as ‘Perfect Message’ on Press Freedom
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday faced more questions about his treatment of journalists after dropping a National Public Radio reporter from a weekend trip though Eastern Europe and Central Asia.During stops in Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Pompeo called for loosening press restrictions amid criticism over his decision to...
Iran to Stop Coordinating With Ukraine After Air Traffic Recordings Leaked
Tehran said Monday that it would stop sharing information with Kyiv about the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner last month, after a Ukrainian TV channel released leaked recordings from Iranian air traffic control.The recordings, which aired on Ukraine’s 1+1 Sunday evening, are of a conversation between two air traffic controllers speaking in...
Erdogan, Zelenskiy Meet in Push to Boost Trade Between Turkey, Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv to stimulate commerce between their countries.Erdogan and Zelenskiy will discuss how to “enhance strategic partnership and cooperation in all areas of interaction,” and attend a Ukraine-Turkey business forum,...
