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Trump Disavows Supporters' "Send Her Back" Chant Aimed At Congresswoman

World News | Reuters | Friday July 19, 2019

President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Thursday from supporters' chants of "send her back" at a rally where he blasted Somalia-born U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, as Republicans worry the incendiary mantra could set the tone for the 2020 campaign.

"Hatred Of New Americans": Divided House Slams Trump's Go-Back Tweets

World News | John Wagner, Mike DeBonis, Colby Itkowitz, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A divided House voted Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump's racist remarks telling four minority congresswomen to "go back" to their ancestral countries, with all but a handful of Republicans dismissing the rebuke as harassment while many Democrats pressed their leaders for harsher punishment of the president.

"Unacceptable To Tell Citizens To Go Back": Republican Leaders To Trump

World News | Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 16, 2019

A day after President Donald Trump said four minority congresswomen should "go back" to their home countries, Republicans criticized the quartet and cast them as the face of a socialist, left-wing Democratic Party while chastising the president in language that stopped short of fierce condemnation.

US May Deny Visa To Saudi Royal Family Members Over Human Rights Record

World News | Daniel Flatley, Glen Carey, Bloomberg | Thursday July 11, 2019

Senate Republicans seeking a way to punish Saudi Arabia over its human rights record without provoking a veto by President Donald Trump are trying a new strategy: denying visas for members of the kingdom's royal family.

Donald Trump Praises US Military In Fourth Of July Speech As Tanks, Jets Assemble

World News | Toluse Olorunnipa, The Washington Post | Friday July 5, 2019

It was a setting tailor-made for President Donald Trump to launch into a partisan address, with a VIP crowd in front of him that included Republican donors and a display of military armor and aircraft he had personally ordered for a "Salute to America" on the National Mall.

Donald Trump Casts Himself, Army, Republicans As Stars Of Fourth Of July Pageant

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 4, 2019

With US military armored vehicles parked nearby, workers set up a red-carpeted stage on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's planned July Fourth speech, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day.

US Congress Approves $4.6 Billion In Emergency Border Funding

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 28, 2019

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday bowed to pressure from President Donald Trump's Republicans as Congress approved $4.6 billion in emergency aid to ease a swelling migrant crisis on the nation's southern border.

US Residents Demand Climate Action, As Long As It Doesn't Cost Much: Poll

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 26, 2019

Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the United States to take "aggressive" action to combat climate change - but only a third would support an extra tax of $100 a year to help, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday.

Trump Says Planned Immigration Sweep Delayed For Two Weeks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 23, 2019

President Donald Trump said Saturday he was delaying a planned immigration sweep for two weeks to allow time for his Republican Party and opposition Democrats to find a political solution to the hot-button issue.

Party Headed By BR Ambedkar's Grandson Files Complaint Against Congress

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 19, 2019

The Republican Sena has approached the Delhi Police complaining that some people tried to spread rumours that its party President Anandraj Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar, joined the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Babasaheb Ambedkar's Grandson Anand Raj Ambedkar Denies Joining Congress

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday June 14, 2019

The Republican Sena has denied reports of its president Anand Raj Ambedkar, grandson of Babasaheb Ambedkar, joining the Congress last month.

Trump, Defying Republican Criticism, Says Tariffs On Mexico Are Likely

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Defying increasing criticism from within his own party, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely go ahead with new tariffs on imports from Mexico to pressure it to clamp down on rising numbers of migrants entering the United States.

Donald Trump Engaged In "Cover-Up", Says US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2019

As Democrats in the U.S. Congress debated possibly impeaching Republican President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday, about an hour before a White House meeting with him, that Trump is engaged in a "cover-up."

US Lawmaker Says Rape Can Be "Consensual". Female Colleague Corrects Him

World News | Orion Donovan-Smith, The Washington Post | Saturday May 18, 2019

A Republican Missouri legislator apologised on Friday for saying that some sexual assaults are "consensual rapes" during a debate over a new, restrictive antiabortion bill.

Missouri, Latest US State To Restrict Abortion

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

The Missouri House passed a bill on Friday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the latest US state to pass restrictions on ending a pregnancy.