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Senate votes to end US shutdown, bill heads to House

Washington - Emiratesvoice

The US Senate overcame days of acrimonious feuding on Monday to pass a temporary spending bill aimed at ending a three-day government shutdown. The measure funding federal operations until February 8 easily passed by a vote of 81 to 18, after Democrats won assurances from Republicans on addressing the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants facing possible deportationRead more

Congress votes to end US shutdown, sends bill to Trump

Washington - Emiratesvoice

The House of Representatives followed the Senate Monday in approving a temporary funding bill that clears the way to ending a three-day government shutdown triggered by feuding over immigration policy. The stopgap bill, which in addition to funding the government through February 8 also reauthorizes a popular children's health insurance program, now heads to the White House where President DonaldRead more

Trump lashes out ahead of vote to end shutdown

london - Emiratesvoice

President Trump early Wednesday morning lashed out at the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players arrested in China for shoplifting earlier this month, referring to LaVar Ball as a "poor man's version of Don King" and an "ungrateful fool." "It wasn’t the White House, it wasn’t the State Department, it wasn’t father LaVar’s so-called people on theRead more

Exam shows Trump in 'excellent health': White House

Washington - Emiratesvoice

Donald Trump's doctor says he is in excellent health, after the 71-year-old president underwent his first medical examination Friday since taking office, the White House said. "The president's physical exam today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center went exceptionally well," the doctor, Ronny Jackson, was quoted as saying in a statement released by the White House. "The president isRead more

Trump invites Palestinian leader Abbas to White House ‘soon’

Ramallah - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump has invited Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to visit the White House “soon,” the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said on Friday. During their first phone call since Trump’s inauguration in January, the US president invited Abbas “to visit the White House soon to discuss ways to resume the (Palestinian-Israeli) political process,” Wafa quoted Abbas’s spokesman asRead more

How CIA contractors are likely to have breached security

Washington – Arab Today

Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, US intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of the breach, which led to WikiLeaks releasing thousands ofRead more

White House Finally Issues Statement on Kansas Shooting

Toronto - Arab Today

Nearly one week after the Kansas shooting that left one man dead and two others injured, the White house has finally issued a statement condemning the incident as a racially motivated hate crime. According to CNN, the White House has finally issued an official statement regarding the shooting death of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotlia at an Olathe, Kansas bar last week.Read more

White House Press Secretary Monitors Aides’ Phones for Leaks

Washington – Arab Today

Sean Spicer isn’t taking any chances, even with trusted aides. In light of the number of classified leaks streaming out of the White House since Donald Trump was elected President, Spicer has decided a tight leash on his aides is needed, according to CNN. An aggressive campaign is underway to stem the overwhelming tide of classified leaks to the mediaRead more

Muslim Woman Lasts Just 8 Days as WH Staffer Under Trump

Washington – Arab Today

Hijab-wearing, American patriot, Rumana Ahmed, felt challenged to remain at the White House following the election of Donald Trump as President, but she was determined to serve her country. She lasted eight days. First-generation American, Ahmed was born to hard-working Bangladeshi parents who immigrated to the US before Rumana was born. Her childhood was ideal, complete with family trips toRead more

America Softens on Two-State Solution to Middle East Peace

Washington – Arab Today

During his visit to the White House for the first time under the Trump administration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump discussed the long-standing two-state solution. Trump announced to reporters during their press conference that he was also open to a one-state solution, according to CNN. Covered live on major networks, the meeting of two oldRead more