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Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has promised to lower energy and fertiliser costs for American farmers and said his administration was working to expand export markets and strengthen farm incomes.Speaking at an agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday (local time), Trump said farmers would see improving conditions in the coming months.”You’re going to see some very good things happen over the next 90-day period,” Trump said.”I told Ken 90 days, watch what h…

Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that the confrontation with Iran is nearing an end and declared that Tehran’s nuclear ambitions would be stopped “one way or the other.” Speaking at an agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday (local time), Trump said the United States had already largely achieved its objective of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed state.”We had to extinguish a nuclear weapon…,” Trump said. “We weren’t going to let that …

Washington, June 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has addressed developments involving Iran and said that the “situation” is “going quite well”, without giving further details. “The situation with Iran seems to be going quite well,” Trump told reporters on Friday (local time).The White House has in recent weeks focused heavily on tensions involving Iran, energy markets and maritime security in the Gulf region. Trump’s latest comment suggested confidence about ongoing developments, though he di…

Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) US Vice President J.D. Vance has used a visit to the politically crucial state of Wisconsin to mount a sharp attack on Congressional Democrats, arguing that November’s election would determine whether America prioritises “American citizens” over what he described as open borders, fraud, and rising costs of living.Speaking at Pointe Precision Inc. on Thursday, a manufacturing facility in Plover, Wisconsin, Vance repeatedly invoked President Donald Trump’s State o…

Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) A House hearing in Wisconsin has reignited the US debate over disability employment and wages, with lawmakers weighing whether Section 14(c)—which ties pay to productivity for some workers with significant disabilities—protects “dignity” and “purpose” through work or should be ended in favor of competitive, integrated jobs.The hearing was held at Green Valley Enterprises in Beaver Dam this past week. Rep. Glenn Grothman said the goal was to move the discussi…