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WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday made its strongest accusation to date of Moscow´s complicity in civilian deaths in Syria´s besieged eastern Ghouta region, saying Russian military aircraft conducted at least 20 daily bombing missions in Damascus and eastern Ghouta between Feb 24 and Feb 28. “Russia has gone on …

WASHINGTON — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that President Donald Trump is not planning to exempt any countries from his increase in tariffs on imported steel and aluminum coming from foreign shores. Navarro told MEDIA that final details on Trump’s anticipated 25 percent tax on steel imports …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that his planned steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would only be reversed if a “new and fair” trade deal with Canada and Mexico is reached. We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right …

NEW YORK — New York state has moved its fall 2018 primary election date back two days so it doesn’t interfere with the anniversary of 9/11 or the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he has signed into law a measure moving the date …

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday faced fresh speculation about the future of national security adviser H.R. McMaster, with officials sending mixed messages about his possible departure. Amid a stream of staff leaving Donald Trump’s White House, NBC reported that the three-star general tasked with running White House security …

WHITE HOUSE — The White House chief of staff revealed to reporters Friday that it was determined months ago there was no need for dozens of officials to have top secret clearances. John Kelly said he made “immediate changes” after arriving as chief of staff when he noticed, in terms …

NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission late last year dropped its inquiry into a financial company that a month earlier had given White House adviser Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm a $180 million loan. While there’s no evidence that Kushner or any other Trump administration official had …

WASHINGTON — Did the Trump campaign collude with the Russians to try to ensure that Donald Trump would be elected president in 2016? It’s one of the central questions of congressional investigations into Russian meddling, but Congress is unlikely to answer it when their probes conclude in the next few …

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday he will soon place tariffs on steel and aluminum imports — a move that could trigger retaliation from trade partners who may target American products. “We’ll probably see you sometime next week — we’ll be signing it in,” Trump said after discussing tariffs with …

WASHINGTON: The Uni­ted States has assured Pakistan that it does not want to sever bilateral ties with this important ally while Islamabad extended its “wholehearted support” to the US-backed Afghan offer of peace talks with the Taliban. The two statements supplement renewed efforts to improve relations between the US and …