Jude Johnson Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has renamed a street in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza”. He also had the slogan painted in huge yellow letters on the roadway. Reuters reports that the Mayor tweeted footage of the street painting on a section of the 16th Street in the
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Travel Ban: Nigeria, African asylum-seekers may bear brunt of proposed restrictions
•Nigeria only African country in top 10 Visa overstay Jude Johnson As the White House mulls new travel restrictions on countries with high visa overstay rates, activists say African asylum-seekers and especially Nigerian citizens may feel the consequences. The Wall Street Journal reported recently that the Trump administration was weighing rules aimed
Lawfare Roundup: US, Syria, others and hard national security choices
President Trump has ordered the total withdrawal of US ground forces from Syria, to be completed within 30 days, the New York Times reports. Some Pentagon officials reportedly oppose the move, arguing that it would betray America’s staunch Kurdish allies and increase Russian and Iranian influence in Syria. White House Press
Europe’s calculations shift on Trump second term
Jamie Dettmer Calculations are shifting in European capitals on whether Donald Trump is likely to serve a second term as U.S. president. The consensus in Europe ahead of last week’s midterm elections was that he would most likely serve only one term in the White House, but the expanded Republican majority in
Iran sanctions: US grants waivers to eight countries, including China, India
Deirdre Shesgreen The Trump administration will allow Japan, China, India and five other countries to escape U.S. sanctions against Iran, even as those nations continue to buy oil from Iran in defiance of the White House’s push to block all such sales. The decision to grant eight exemptions – including to six of Iran's biggest
Trump is strengthening America’s cybersecurity—White House
Editor's note: The White House has in its statement on Thursday, highlighted how President Donald Trump is strengthening the United States (US) Cyber Security architecture, which has come under serious scrutiny since the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The full statement: We must protect the American people, the homeland, and
Trump unimpressed, disgusted with “ailing” Buhari- FT
•Africa looks for something new out of Trump •Hopes Kenyatta meeting will signal end to US neglect of continent Jude Johnson with reports from Peter Klaunzer/EPA Katrina Manson in Washington and David Pilling in London The Financial Times report has claimed that United States (US) President Donald Trump was not impressed with
Trump invites Putin to white house to discuss security issues
Donald Trump has invited Vladimir Putin to Washington for a summit in the autumn amid a fierce backlash over his friendly stance towards Russia. Mr Trump instructed John Bolton, his national security adviser, to make the invitation just days after the two leaders met in Helsinki, where they spent two hours
White House, Boeing In Final Stages of New Air Force One Deal
By Marcus Weisgerberg President Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg met in White House this week to break gridlock on price of new presidential planes. President Donald Trump and Boeing are in the final stages of negotiating a multibillion-dollar deal for two new Air Force One airplanes, according to three people with knowledge
China Wants Confrontation in the South China Sea
By Gordon G. Chang “China’s goal in the South China Sea appears to be a gradual extension of its sovereignty to a maritime space the size of India.” Last Wednesday, the USS Hopper, an Arleigh Burke–class missile destroyer, sailed within twelve nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, a few rocks in the northern portion