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President Donald told graduates of Liberty University – the nation’s largest Christian college, whose leader was among Trump’s earliest supporters — to “embrace” the label of an outsider, another apparent criticism of the Washington establishment. “Relish the opportunity to be an outsider,” Trump told a crowd of about 50,000 in the Lynchburg, Virginia, school’s stadium. …

An aggressive wave of cyberattacks has hit companies and public institutions around the globe, causing international havoc and bringing many services to a standstill. The cyberextortion attempt appeared to use stolen software developed by a U.S. spy agency. One of the first and worst attacks was aimed at Britain’s National Health Service. A wave of …

A global cyberattack on Friday renewed concerns about whether the U.S. National Security Agency and other countries’ intelligence services too often horde software vulnerabilities for offensive purposes, rather than quickly alerting technology companies to such flaws. Hacking tools believed to belong to the NSA that were leaked online last month appear to be the root …

The committee that raised public and private money to put on last summer’s Democratic National Convention used surplus funds to hand out nearly $1 million in bonuses for staff members, as well as grants to help Philadelphia schools and nonprofits. That rankled some state lawmakers who ponied up $10 million in tax dollars for the …

Claims and counterclaims reverberated across Washington concerning President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey and the status of an ongoing investigation of Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. election. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, the FBI’s acting director contradicted White House claims that Comey had lost the agency’s confidence when the president dismissed him. …

The lingering threat from Russia following its attempts to meddle with the U.S. presidential election is unlikely to recede anytime soon, with the nation’s top intelligence officials warning that Moscow is likely to get both more aggressive and more unpredictable. VOA National Security Correspondent Jeff Seldin. …

If you’ve been missing your daily dose of White House press secretary Sean Spicer, it’s because President Donald Trump’s chief spokesman has been serving the country in another way: He’s been on Navy Reserve duty. Spicer’s commitment for monthly service occasionally pulls him away from his high-profile job as the public face of the Trump …

After Congress passed a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, opponents mounted an expensive political campaign, including paying American military veterans to visit Capitol Hill and warn lawmakers about what they said could be unintended consequences. What few people knew, including some of the recruited veterans themselves, …

For weeks, President Donald Trump had been seething. The swirling questions about possible contacts between his presidential campaign team and Russia just wouldn’t stop, and he felt it was overshadowing his early achievements.   Who was to blame? In Trump’s view, FBI Director James Comey.   Comey had allowed the bureau’s investigation to play out …

Three Plattsburgh, New York, taxi cab companies will pay financial penalties for taking advantage of illegal immigrants fleeing the United States for Canada through practices including price gouging, the New York Attorney General’s office said on Wednesday. It said in a statement the fines came as part of a settlement after the three companies, Northern …

President Donald Trump abruptly fired James Comey as director of the FBI in the midst of the law enforcement agency’s investigation into whether Trump’s presidential campaign was connected to Russian meddling in the election. In a letter to Comey, Trump said the dismissal was necessary to restore the public’s trust and confidence.   Often lauded …

Senate Democrats on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey and renewed demands for a special prosecutor to oversee an ongoing Russia investigation, a call that Republicans continued to resist. “I’ve known Jim Comey for years. We were classmates at the University of Chicago Law School,” said Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar …

Analysts at a liberal research institution in Washington say U.S. employers are stealing $15 billion a year from workers by failing to pay legally required minimum wages. The Economic Policy Institute says the wage theft hits nearly one-fifth of low wage workers in the 10 largest U.S. states. The study’s authors say affected workers lose …

Two U.S. lawmakers have reprimanded one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members, Heath and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, for an HHS memo that appeared to restrict department employees from communicating directly with Congress. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah, both Republicans, said in a letter to Price that the …

Immigration advocates expressed concern Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security might be treating Haitian nationals unfairly and perhaps even trying to set new criteria in deciding whether to extend a humanitarian program for those temporarily living in the United States. “It is an abuse,” said Philip Berns, an immigration attorney in Stamford, Connecticut, …

When Khemarey Khoeun is sworn in as a park district commissioner in Skokie, Illinois, on May 16, she’ll be making history as the first Cambodian-American woman elected to public office at any level of government in the United States. A health tech specialist, she was six months old when she arrived in suburban Chicago in …

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is due to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday in Washington to discuss Syria, Ukraine and other issues. “On Syria, the secretary intends to discuss efforts to de-escalate violence, provide humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, and set the stage for a political settlement of the conflict,” …

Among the first executive orders signed by the U.S President Donald Trump when he assumed office was the “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Mexico City Policy.” The executive order changes policy regarding the way U.S. aid is distributed internationally. And will likely affect the lives of many women in developing countries. VOA’s Zoe Leoudaki explains. …

Former acting U.S. attorney general Sally Yates said she warned the Trump White House that former national security adviser Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports that Yates told a Senate panel she alerted the White House more than two weeks before President Trump fired Flynn for having lied about contacts …

An Obama administration official who warned the Trump White House about contacts between one of its key advisers and Russia is set to speak publicly for the first time about the concerns she raised.   Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is testifying Monday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 …

The U.S. and the Philippines Monday began a downsized version of their annual joint military exercises, as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stated he is looking to strengthen ties with China and Russia. This year’s maneuvers in the Philippines will focus on disaster response and battling counter-terrorism. Territorial defense operations will be excluded this year. …

The governor of the southern U.S. state of Texas has signed a law banning so-called sanctuary cities and threatening fines and criminal charges for police departments and officers who refuse to comply with orders from federal immigration agents. “Texas strongly supports the legal immigration that has been a part of our state from our very …

U.S. President Donald Trump is voicing confidence the Senate will join the House of Representatives in repealing health care reforms championed by former President Barack Obama. “Republican Senators will not let the American people down!” Trump said Sunday on his Twitter account, just days after the House narrowly voted to repeal the seven-year-old health law …

Hundreds of volunteers held “welcome” signs in multiple languages near Los Angeles International Airport, ahead of an appeals court hearing in Virginia on Monday regarding the Trump administration’s revised travel ban. The Saturday event, organized by the Los Angeles tourism office, was intended to show arriving passengers that the city welcomes visitors from all parts …

Hundreds of volunteers held signs “welcome” signs in multiple languages near Los Angeles International Airport, ahead of an appeals court hearing in Virginia on Monday regarding the Trump administration’s revised travel ban. The ban has been placed on hold in the courts, and if reinstated, would temporarily bar travelers from six majority-Muslim countries. The Los …

Top U.S. and Russian military officials say they have agreed to revive a previous agreement intended to prevent midair incidents by warplanes from the two countries flying over Syria. Statements in Washington and Moscow on Saturday said General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, had spoken by telephone with his Russian …