Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 95th birthday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone as he continues his humanitarian work and occasionally wades back into politics and policy debates almost four decades after leaving office.
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North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations this weekend following a months-long stalemate over the withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarmament, a senior North Korean diplomat said Tuesday.
Bernie Sanders reported Tuesday that he raised $25.3 million during the third fundraising quarter. Pete Buttigieg pulled in $19.1 million for the quarter.
President Donald Trump said U.S.-China trade talks were still on for September. “We’ll see what happens,” he said. “But we can’t allow China to rip us off anymore as a country.”
Hill was the daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s fifth child, Courtney.
President Donald Trump intensified pressure Thursday on China to reach a trade deal by saying that beginning Sept. 1, he will impose 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn’t already taxed. The move immediately sent stock prices sinking.
A bipartisan budget and debt deal has passed the Senate and is heading to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the Trump administration remains ready to resume talks with North Korea now, although he regretted that a meeting between the two sides is unlikely at an Asian security conference this week in Thailand.
Seven SEALs said Gallagher unexpectedly stabbed the prisoner, moments after he and the other medics treated the detainee.
Julie Iriondo, a bureau spokeswoman, said early Monday that she didn’t know if any printing schedule changes had been decided.
The existence of the group was reported by ProPublica as roughly a dozen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus toured border facilities.
Shauna Marie O’Toole is a transgender activist who has lobbied New York State lawmakers for legal protections. Convinced that “no amount of science” would win over opponents, she decided that an “emotional statement” was needed, one drawing upon words as rooted as any in American history.
Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord.
The three-hour occupation, which ended early Tuesday, came on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China.
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency funds for the U.S.-Mexico border as the administration contends with a surge of Central American migrant families, with the bulk of the funding for shelter and care.
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