Tag: United States

Saturday, March 25th 2017 - 10:17 UTC
Obamacare bipartisan support turns into Trump's first major legislative defeat

In the aftermath of his first major legislative defeat, President Donald Trump is standing by his team, preaching confidence in House Speaker Paul Ryan, and remains convinced of Obamacare's eventual downfall.
Monday, March 20th 2017 - 08:24 UTC
G20 Financial leaders leave out strong references to protectionism and climate change

Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade free and open, yielding to an increasingly protectionist United States after a two-day meeting in Germany failed to yield a compromise.
Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:48 UTC
Irish Prime minister Kenny reminds Trump that St Patrick was an immigrant

Irish prime minister Enda Kenny made his annual visit to the White House on St. Patrick's Day, saying during his remarks that the celebration stems from an immigrant. “It’s fitting that we gather here each year to celebrate St. Patrick and his legacy,” Kenny said, while standing next to President Trump. “He, too, of course, was an immigrant.”
Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:38 UTC
Trump refuses to shake hands with Merkel after meeting in the White House

A video showing US president Donald Trump refusing to shake hands with German chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint appearance in the White House is making rounds on the internet, reminding everyone that the US president will never learn.
Wednesday, March 15th 2017 - 07:56 UTC
Two US airlines cancel flights to Cuba: excess of capacity

On Monday, two US airlines announced that they have plans to cancel their flights to Cuba, one of which is Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways, whose representatives said they had made the “difficult but necessary” decision to cancel its services to Cuba from April 22.
Tuesday, March 14th 2017 - 21:23 UTC
Mexico practices direct diplomacy with the Trump family at the White House

Mexico's top diplomat was in Washington last week for meetings with the U.S. government, sidestepping the normal channels and heading straight for the White House. Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray met at the White House with President Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner, along with National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and Gary Cohn, a top financial aid, the Mexican government announced.
Monday, March 13th 2017 - 18:41 UTC
Four states challenge Trump's second travel ban

Attorneys general in four states from the United States announced that they will try to block the Trump administration's revised executive order on travel in court, pushing for the temporary restraining order that halted the first order to remain intact.
Monday, March 13th 2017 - 14:40 UTC
Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rate on Wednesday

Robust hiring by United States employers in President Donald Trump's first full month in power, along with rising wages, have economists tipping a faster-than-anticipated cycle of interest rate increases by the US Federal Reserve, beginning this week.
Friday, March 10th 2017 - 07:53 UTC
States' legal challenges to Trump's revised travel ban keep mounting

Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington State said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon's request to join the case.
Thursday, March 9th 2017 - 23:27 UTC
US employment balloons during February with strong impact on construction and manufacturing

United States companies added jobs at a great pace in February, with a notable shift away from the service-sector positions that have dominated hiring for years, according to a report released this week. Employment in the private sector surged by 298,000 for the month, with goods producers adding 106,000, ADP and Moody's Analytics said. Construction jobs swelled by 66,000 and manufacturing added 32,000.