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President Trump and Chinese leader Xi went heavy on the ceremony and light on deliverables as they danced around Taiwan and Iran during two days in Washington.
Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy".
The presidents of China and the United States will meet again in their respective countries in November and December, as confirmed by the White House tenant
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping capped a state visit to Washington on Friday with pomp and pageantry but no real breakthroughs. Trump said he discussed the Iran war with Xi during his two-day visit, with both men confirming they will meet twice more before the end of the year.
Voting rights groups have warned system may falsely identify voters as non-citizens, leading to disenfranchisement.
The Court allows States to use a DHS database with sensitive data to determine voter citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday, September 25, that Donald Trump's administration can use a new and controversial federal database designed, in theory, to verify voter citizenship for next November's elections. Critics argue that the Government overcomes the threat of non-citizens - an extremely rare phenomenon in the U.S. elections - to implement policies that would deprive people who are likely to vote for the Democratic Party of the right to vote.
President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Bessent doesn't want to be what the president is calling the "Super Intelligence czar."
France 24 investigated a very controversial aspect of Trump's expulsion policy: the transfer of undocumented people from the United States to African countries with which they have no connection. Karina Chabour went to meet these expelled, one of them traveled tied up in "the wrap," a popular ICE restraint system. A survey conducted as part of The Deportation Project coordinated by Forbidden Stories.
The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled the Trump administration can use a controversial new federal database that would ostensibly verify voter citizenship in November’s elections. Critics argue the administration is exaggerating the threat of non-citizen voters – an extreme rarity in US elections – to implement policies that would disenfranchise likely Democratic voters.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington as world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York.
The President of China concludes his visit to Washington on September 25 with a look at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights after a trip that has received criticism for being loaded in pompa, but light in achievements. However, Xi Jinping held that now the relationship between the US. The United States and its country will be characterized by "strategic stability," based on respect and reciprocity. Trump announced that "extraordinary things will happen" after what he called a "very productive" visit, although he stated that China's aid to Iran is "unacceptable."
Xi says China and US have a relationship of 'strategic stability' during three-day state visit to Washington, DC.
The President of the United States. United States, Donald Trump, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodímir Zelenski, that he made a "final decision" to grant Kiev the license to manufacture Patriot air defence missiles, as stated on Friday by the Ukrainian leader. The confirmation came during the last meeting between the two leaders, ending a period of uncertainty following a series of changes of position on the matter.
A gunman shot Jim Copenhaver twice while also killing another man and grazing Trump's ear with a bullet.
Washington asks for alignment while Beijing offers strategic flexibility without military entanglement.
Trump’s annexation threats have prompted Carney to examine even remote risks to Canada’s sovereignty.
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos said that each side in Sudan feels it "could get a decisive military victory". Asked about Western Sahara, he acknowledged there is no "imminent solution that we can feel or touch". He also rejected Rwanda's accusations of bias over US sanctions, saying they "can easily be reversed".
The US president showcased White House construction projects and hosted a lavish dinner with tech CEOs, but the summit made little progress on key issues such as trade tensions and AI regulation.
President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky that he had made a "final decision" to grant Kyiv the licence to produce Patriot air defence missiles, the Ukrainian leader said Friday. The assurance came during the last meeting between the two leaders, Zelensky said, capping a period of uncertainty after a series of reversals on the issue.
