President Trump to Speak at 68th Annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday
The 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held in Washington, DC on Thursday, Feb. 6.
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Trump promises to grant Iraqi Christians facing deportation extensions to stay in US
President Donald Trump vowed last week to grant ‘extensions’ to stay in the United States to some Iraqi Christians that his administration had earlier sought to deport despite concerns they could face persecution upon return to the Middle East.
Burdened by sanctions, North Korea sees coronavirus threaten economic lifelines
North Korea’s already tenuous economic lifelines to the outside world are now nearly severed as it seals its borders with China and Russia to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
UN Security Council agrees to meet with Kushner on Mideast peace plan
The United States has requested a closed-door UN Security Council meeting Thursday for US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, to present the administration’s new Mideast peace plan, diplomatic sources told AFP Monday.
‘We expect to see more’: CDC confirms second case of person-to-person coronavirus transmission in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the second case of human transmission of the coronavirus within the United States.
US, at least 17 countries to launch first-ever International Religious Freedom Alliance
Government officials from the United States and several countries will convene in Washington, D.C., next week on the eve of the National Prayer Breakfast for the inaugural meeting of the new International Religious Freedom Alliance.
Savaging Trump plan, Abbas says Palestinians cutting all ties with Israel, US
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he was cutting all ties, including security coordination, with both Israel and the US on Saturday, in a lengthy speech delivered at an Arab League meeting in Egypt’s capital denouncing the new White House plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
China Coronavirus: WHO Declares Global Emergency; First Person-to-Person Transmission in US Confirmed
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared a global emergency over the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China, and U.S. health authorities reported the first confirmed case in the United States of a patient with no recent history of travel to Wuhan, the outbreak epicenter.
Congressional Budget Office: Federal debt to grow to 98 percent of GDP by 2030
The latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report projects that the federal debt will grow to 98 percent of GDP by 2030, with the economy expanding at an average annual rate of 1.7 percent from 2021 to 2030.
House passes bill to support Holocaust education
The House overwhelming passed a bipartisan bill on International Holocaust Remembrance Day to increase support and spending on education to raise awareness of the Holocaust and to curb anti-Semitism.
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Mideast Since Last Spring To ‘Counter Iran’
The top U.S. commander who oversees missions in the Middle East said that newly deployed troops might remain in the region for ‘quite a while.’
Hamas official warns of ‘a new intifada’ if Trump Middle East plan moves forward
A Hamas official warned that if the United States moves forward with its Middle East plan, it could lead to another intifada. Basem Naim, the head of Hamas’s International Relations Office, tweeted the notion on Thursday.
Abbas spokesman warns US and Israel not to cross ‘red lines’ with peace plan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman warned Israel and the United States on Thursday not to cross any “red lines,” following a flurry of reports in Hebrew media about the Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Iran threatens Europe with ‘consequences’ after move to hold country accountable for violating nuclear deal
Iran is asking European countries to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite already violating the agreement.
Gallup Poll: US political polarization at worst ever levels
The United States is the most politically polarized it has ever been, as measured by Republican and Democrat approval ratings of the President, according to a new Gallup poll.
Trump: US Will Join One Trillion Trees Initiative
The United States is joining the One Trillion Trees Initiative, President Donald Trump said on Jan. 21.
Israel, United Kingdom building ‘new strategic relationship’
Israel and the United Kingdom are building a ‘new strategic relationship’ driven by soaring bilateral trade and deepening ties in various sectors, according to a new report.
Trump administration will move to block ‘birth tourism’
The Trump administration is days away from announcing a plan to limit the automatic provision of U.S. citizenship to people born in the United States whose parents are non-citizens visiting the country, a senior administration official told the Washington Examiner on Monday.
‘Unconstitutional’: Virginia sheriff says he won’t enforce Democrats’ proposed gun laws
The sheriff of Grayson County, Virginia, said Monday that if gun control legislation proposed by Democrats passes, his department will not enforce those state laws.
US threatens tariffs on Europeans unless Iran nuke deal scrapped
Iran accused European governments Thursday of sacrificing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal to avoid trade reprisals from US President Donald Trump, who has spent nearly two years trying to scupper the agreement.