Tag: Kirstjen Nielsen

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 07:18 UTC

  Trump in unexpected move names a new head of the Secret Service

  

  The head of the US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump and visiting heads of state, is stepping down, the White House said on Monday in the administration's latest sign of turbulence.

• Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Shutdown: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone State of the Union speech to Congress or deliver it by writing

  

  Democrats have asked President Donald Trump to postpone a speech to Congress, arguing security cannot be guaranteed due to the government shutdown. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to Mr Trump that he should deliver the speech in writing instead unless federal agencies reopen.

• Friday, October 26th 2018 - 09:51 UTC

  Honduras domestic political dispute plays to the benefit of Trump and Republicans

  

  The flier began circulating on social media in Honduras this month, showing a lone migrant sketched against a bright red backdrop. It was a call to join a caravan, the work of leftist activists and politicians who had helped lead migrants north in the past. But they also tossed a political spark into the mix, blaming their right-wing government for the exodus: “The violence and poverty is expelling us.”