Washington, March 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump urged Republicans to link voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements to a key Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, escalating a political standoff with Democrats over airport disruptions and border security.Speaking at a roundtable in Memphis, Trump said lawmakers should not approve any deal unless it includes what he called the “SAVE America Act”. “Don’t make any deal on anything unless you include vote…
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Washington, March 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump went to Memphis to celebrate a sharp reported drop in violent crime, and used the moment to argue that aggressive federal intervention can restore order in troubled American cities.At a roundtable on Monday, Trump presented the city as a model for his law-and-order approach.“We’ve achieved one of the largest, fastest declines in violent crime ever recorded,” Trump said, citing a 60 per cent drop in robberies, a 74 per cent fall in carjacki…
Washington, March 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump praised FBI Director Kash Patel, an Indian-American, at a roundtable on the Memphis Safe Task Force, where Patel said the operation had helped law enforcement arrest violent offenders at “record historic levels”.At the event in Memphis, Trump introduced Patel warmly before inviting him to speak. Referring to the FBI chief, he said: “FBI Director Kash Patel, wonderful guy, actually. You’ve got to get to know him. Once you get to know him, h…
Oahu (Hawaii), March 22 (IANS) More than 5,500 people have been evacuated as the Hawaiian island of Oahu suffered its worst flooding in over 20 years, authorities said.Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to pass over the US state of Hawaii on Saturday (local time), posing major risks to Oahu and Maui County, local officials warned. Hawaii Governor Josh Green said in a video on X that more rain is expected over the weekend.”The storm will deliver another 4 to 6 inches of rain on Oahu throu…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Another American service member has died from injuries sustained in attacks linked to the expanding conflict with Iran, the US military said, bringing the number of US troops killed in the war to seven.US Central Command said the service member had been “seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on US troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 1” and later died from those injuries. The identity of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of …
Washington, March 2 (IANS) The United States on Monday disclosed the scale of Operation Epic Fury, describing a coordinated air, naval, cyber, and space campaign that struck more than 1,000 targets across Iran within the first 24 hours and involved thousands of personnel, carrier strike groups, and long-range bombers operating across continents. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine said the campaign marked “the culmination of months and in some cases years of de…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) From Russian and Chinese military activity near Alaska to drone incursions at the US–Mexico border, American senators pressed two Pentagon nominees on how they would defend the homeland while preserving civil liberties during a closely watched confirmation hearing.The Senate Armed Services Committee examined the nominations of Mark Roosevelt Ditlevson to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, and Brian D. Birdwell to be A…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) A massive winter storm swept across a broad stretch of the United States, dumping snow and ice, plunging temperatures far below normal, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and forcing authorities in more than 20 states to declare emergencies, according to multiple media reports and government officials.Nearly 190 million people — more than half the US population — were under winter weather alerts across 37 states, from the Rocky Mountains to New England…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Describing President Donald Trump’s first year in office as one of the most consequential in American history, an eminent Indian American Republican leader has said India-US relations have fallen to their lowest level in nearly two decades.Jasdip Singh Jassee, founder of Sikhs of America and Sikhs for Trump, said on Thursday that the Trump administration has delivered on core campaign promises at a pace rarely seen in modern American politics.“President Trump’s fi…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers have warned that lapses in the security screening of Afghan evacuees following the 2021 withdrawal from Kabul could leave the United States vulnerable to further attacks.Participating in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on border security and immigration, Republican lawmakers accused the Biden administration of misusing humanitarian parole to allow large numbers of Afghan nationals into the United States without proper background checks.Top Re…