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September 27, 2017

Reps push to give Charlie Gard family US residency, as judge allows new hearing

House lawmakers are pushing to grant legal U.S. residency to terminally ill British baby Charlie Gard and his family so they can seek treatment in America -- a development that comes as a London court granted the family a brief reprieve.

September 26, 2017

Criminal probe opened into DoD purchase of Afghan Army camouflage that didn't blend in

The top government watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction testified Tuesday that a criminal investigation has been opened into the controversial purchase of forest camouflage-patterned uniforms for Afghan National Army soldiers.

July 4, 2017

US vows it will 'never accept a nuclear North Korea' after new missile test

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson vowed Tuesday that the U.S. would "never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea" while U.S. and South Korean forces held joint ballistic missile drills after the Communist nation successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.

July 3, 2017

Trump tweets angry response to North Korean missile launch

President Trump responded to North Korea's latest missile launch late Monday with a two-part Twitter post asking in part, "Does [North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un] have anything better to do with his life?"

June 27, 2017

Trump turns up pressure on China amid N. Korea concerns

The once-budding bromance between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping seems to have cooled considerably after Beijing failed to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and missile program.

June 26, 2017

Trump says US, India 'tied together in friendship' after Modi meeting

President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Monday to enhance the relationship between their two countries, with Trump vowing that “India and the United States will always be tied together in friendship and respect.”

June 22, 2017

Emmanuel Macron: Trump tweets congratulations to French president-elect

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday to congratulate Emmanuel Macron on his overwhelming victory in the French presidential election.

June 10, 2017

Trump, in Miami speech, set to roll back Obama's Cuba policy

President Trump will head to Miami on Friday, home to a large and influential Cuban-American community, to unveil his administration’s new Cuba policy -- which will roll back central parts of his predecessor’s efforts to normalize ties with the Communist island nation, according to a senior administration official and other sources.

June 9, 2017

Trump confirms commitment to NATO's Article 5

President Trump on Friday publicly confirmed his administration’s commitment to NATO's mutual defense pact known as Article 5.

June 5, 2017

Acting US ambassador to Britain praises London mayor after Trump's criticisms

The U.S. ambassador the United Kingdom praises the mayor of London Sunday for his response to the terror attacks over the weekend after President Trump slammed him over “political correctness.”