Davos: Trump launches attack on ‘predatory’ trad...
Donald Trump - US President
President Donald Trump has launched a fierce attack on "predatory" trade practices, warning trading partners at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the US will not tolerate unfair trade.
He said these predatory practices were ... Read More
Oprah not interested in presidential bid
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey has told the US magazine InStyle that she does not "have the DNA" to be US president.
She has been widely touted as a future Democratic contender for the 2020 elections after a rousing speech at the ... Read More
US shutdown: Government services closed as working week begi...
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be unable to report for work on Monday, as the US Senate struggles to end a government shutdown.
Some will not be paid until the stalemate is resolved.
A rare Sunday session of the Senate ... Read More
Washington is broken
When Washington is this broken, it's always the most vulnerable who get hurt.
Political careers may be made and lost Friday as President Donald Trump and Republicans and Democrats in Congress trade blame while the government races toward a midnight shutdown ... Read More
Martin Luther King Day Observed
Martin Luther King Junior
Rabbi Shanna Potter-Jaffee, an American Civil Rights Activist has urged Americans to honour the legacy of Martin Rev Luther King Junior by sharing the hope for humanity and to shun what divided them.
Americans should look out ... Read More
Donald Trump denies being a racist after ‘shitholeR...
Donald Trump
President Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word "shithole" to describe African nations.
Mr Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting ... Read More