New York, April 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he was safe after he was rushed away from a journalists’ event after shots were fired at the Washington hotel where it was taking place.“The First Lady, plus the Vice President [JD Vance], and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition”, he said on Truth Social in a series of posts.“The shooter has been apprehended”, he said.“Quite an evening in DC [District of Columbia – Washington]”, he exclaimed.Several members of the…
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Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Washington, D.C., as a sewage line collapse and spill continued to tarnish the Potomac River.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a press release that federal disaster assistance is available to the District of Columbia to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from the sewage line collapse since January 19, Xinhua news agency reported.”The President’s actio…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US Senate and House Democrats marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, warning that the threat to American democracy remains real and accusing President Donald Trump and his allies of continuing to distort the events of that day.Speaking at a news conference at the US Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the country must “never forget what happened on January 6th, five years ago,” calling it a moment when democracy was pla…