Washington, July 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration said that its military campaign against Iran would continue after two American service members were killed and another went missing in an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan.US forces responded with another round of airstrikes on Iran. The deaths were the first involving American troops since a US-Iran agreement collapsed weeks ago. Four other service members were injured but have since left hospital.Energy Secretary Chris…
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Washington, July 17 (IANS) Senior Democrats swiftly rejected President Donald Trump’s claims of widespread foreign interference and election vulnerabilities after his prime-time address to the nation, accusing him of reviving false narratives about the 2020 election and laying the groundwork to influence next year’s midterm elections.The criticism came soon after Trump announced the declassification of intelligence, FBI and cybersecurity records that he said showed Chinese election activities, v…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) US Democratic Senator Mark Warner sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict with Iran, calling it “a war of choice” that has left the United States worse off economically and strategically while failing to achieve its stated objectives.Speaking during his weekly media availability, the Virginia Senator said that Congress was still waiting for a comprehensive briefing from the administration on the agreement reached by Trump to end the conflic…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) Senior Democratic Senator Mark Warner said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have set back the India-US relationship, saying that recent trade measures disrupted growing economic ties between the two countries despite their expanding strategic partnership.Warner described India as one of America’s most important geopolitical partners and said successive US administrations had worked to deepen bilateral ties.”One of the things that every admin…
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Senior Democratic Senator Mark Warner questioned the strategic value of President Donald Trump’s newly signed agreement with Iran, arguing that it leaves unresolved Tehran’s ballistic missile programme, regional proxy networks and future nuclear activities while providing the Iranian regime with significant economic relief.Warner told reporters that the memorandum of understanding signed by Trump and Iran a day earlier failed to achieve several of the objectives the ad…
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump in France, a powerful US senator said the United States should be strengthening, not weakening, its partnership with India, arguing that punitive tariffs had sent the wrong signal to a key strategic partner.”Well, I’ve not gotten a readout of the meeting. I hope it will improve relations,” Senator Mark Warner told IANS in response to a question on the meeting between PM Modi and President Trump.The …
Washington, June 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence innovation while strengthening the federal government’s and critical infrastructure’s cyber defences. The order directs federal agencies to prioritise protecting national security systems, military information networks, and civilian government systems against cyber threats, while expanding the use of AI-powered cybersecurity tools across government and criti…
Washington, May 23 (IANS) The US Senate has passed bipartisan legislation aimed at stopping the smuggling of advanced American semiconductors into China, amid growing concerns in Washington that the chips could be used for Chinese military and artificial intelligence applications.The legislation, titled the “Stop Stealing our Chips Act,” was introduced by Republican Senator Mike Rounds and co-sponsored by Democratic Senator Mark Warner. The bill would create a whistleblower incentive program…
Washington, May 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has praised Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard after she announced her resignation, saying she had done “an incredible job” and would be missed by the administration. Gabbard said earlier on Friday that she would step down from her position effective from June 30 after her husband, Abraham, was diagnosed with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer”.In a statement posted on social media on Friday, Trump said: “Unfortunately, after h…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Democratic Senator Mark Warner warned on Sunday that the US faces a prolonged and uncertain conflict with Iran, as divisions sharpened in Washington over the next phase of the war following failed negotiations. “I don’t see how, 40-plus days into this war, that we are safer,” Warner said in an interview on CNN, casting doubt on claims of progress and urging clarity on the US administration’s strategy.Warner, Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, question…