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Many U.S. experts are calling 2018 the Year of the Woman because so many women are running for national office. But before the general elections in November, women must win their political party’s primaries. Five women and two men are trying to unseat the current U.S. representative in Illinois’ 6th district. Tuesday the voters spoke. …

When Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross held up a can of Campbell’s soup in a CNBC interview to make the case that the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs were “no big deal,” the canning industry begged to disagree — and they were hardly alone. President Donald Trump’s strong-armed trade policies have set off an intense …

Americans may become accustomed to the political turmoil swirling around President Donald Trump, but it remains an open question whether that turmoil will ultimately help or hurt Trump and his Republican allies, especially in an election year.  Last week, it was Trump’s firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and an apparent Democratic victory in a …

U.S. President Donald Trump appears increasingly willing to defy some of his top generals, as his administration grapples with how best to deal with Iran. Trump is facing a May deadline to recertify the Iran nuclear deal, and signaled again Tuesday that he is not afraid to pull the U.S. out of the agreement unless …

El Salvador, a Central American country, wrestles with one of the region’s biggest challenges: the rise of criminal gangs like MS-13. Gangs test the government’s policies on policing, detention and crime-prevention initiatives. Different camps debate whether to invest more in strong-hand punitive approaches, social interventions or a combination. Cristina Caicedo Smit has the second of …

U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to an unprecedented face-to-face meeting with North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong Un to discuss the country’s nuclear program. But activists say that North Korea’s human rights violations should not take a back seat at the talks. VOA’s Korean service spoke with a North Korean defector who discusses her experiences …

A senior U.S. official will head to Taiwan for what State Department officials say is to “reaffirm long-standing U.S. policy toward and support for Taiwan.” Alex Wong, deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, is scheduled to visit Taiwan March 20-22 after meetings in Singapore. While in Taiwan, Wong will deliver …

A top White House lawyer says President Donald Trump is not considering firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller, after the president accused him of political bias in a series of tweets Sunday. “In response to media speculation and related questions being posed to the administration, the White House yet again confirms that the president is not …

Just ahead of Kenya’s disputed 2017 election, video clips started spreading on social media of a slick-looking CNN broadcast asserting that President Uhuru Kenyatta had pulled far ahead in the polls. But the CNN broadcast was fake, splicing together real coverage from CNN Philippines with other footage with the network’s iconic red logo superimposed in …

They had just finished up lunch, and set off to run a humdrum errand: a drive to the travel agency to pick up airline tickets for their annual visit to their beloved homeland Cuba.   Osvaldo Gonzalez and Alberto Arias, friends and business partners, happened to pass under a Miami bridge that Thursday afternoon, the …

Two U.S. Republican senators sparred Sunday over President Donald Trump’s nomination of Mike Pompeo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as his new secretary of state, and deputy CIA chief Gina Haspel to take over at the intelligence agency. If confirmed, Haspel would be the first female director in the CIA’s 70-year history. Sen. Lindsey …

U.S. President Donald Trump is assailing special counsel Robert Mueller, accusing him of political bias in his investigation of Trump’s 2016 election campaign links to Russia and whether the president obstructed justice in trying to thwart the probe. “Why does the Mueller team have 13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans? …

Top-level congressional talks on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill are reaching a critical stage as negotiators confront immigration, abortion-related issues and a battle over a massive rail project that pits President Donald Trump against his most powerful Democratic adversary. The bipartisan measure is loaded with political and policy victories for both sides. Republicans and …

Egyptians living abroad were in the middle of three days of voting Saturday in the country’s presidential election. Incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is expected to beat his only challenger, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, the head of al-Ghad party, who had previously endorsed el-Sissi’s candidacy. The election, set for March 26-28 within Egypt, has drawn attention from members …

Florida officials say two cars and three victims have been removed from the wreckage of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed Thursday over a busy highway, killing at least six people and flattening at least a half-dozen cars below. At a news conference Saturday, Miami-Dade Police Department Director Juan Perez said emergency workers were “chipping away” …

In June 2017, Montenegro, once considered a Balkan stronghold of pro-Russian sentiments, quietly celebrated its entry into NATO, infuriating the Kremlin. Before joining NATO, Montenegro sent its first cadet to West Point. Nevena Nikolic and her international peers at West Point are getting an opportunity to see the world and America through the lens of …

Following Rex Tillerson’s abrupt firing as secretary of state Tuesday, many around the world are turning their attention to President Donald Trump’s designee to take his place: CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Whether it be Iran, North Korea or Russia, analysts say Pompeo’s views are more in sync with Trump’s than Tillerson’s were, and — like …

The Trump administration is expected to roll out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, when he visits Washington. The visit comes as Saudi Arabia’s rivalry with Iran heats up, as VOA’s Bill Gallo reports. …

The state of Hawaii is releasing an audio recording of the drill it was running in January when an employee mistakenly sent cellphone and broadcast alerts warning of a ballistic missile attack. But the 24-second recording the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency released Thursday is heavily redacted. It starts with the words “exercise, exercise, exercise,” followed …

The head of an Indian hospital says Hillary Clinton was briefly treated there after suffering a minor injury at her hotel.   Suresh Goyal, the CEO of Goyal Hospital in the city of Jodhpur, says she arrived in the hospital early Wednesday and “was here for about 15-20 minutes.”   He declined to say what …

The United States and South Korea have decided to scale down and shorten annual joint military exercises in light of a diplomatic rapprochement with Pyongyang, a report said Friday. The Key Resolve and Foal Eagle annual drills involving tens of thousands of troops and held every spring will begin early next month and will last …

The Trump administration is joining harsh international condemnation of Russia for a nerve agent attack in Britain blamed on Moscow, while for the first time imposing fresh sanctions — directly blaming Russia for election interference. Asked by a reporter Thursday about the the poison attack targeting a former double agent in Salisbury, President Donald Trump …

U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents, including some related to Russia, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the matter. U.S. stock prices fell on the report, with the S&P 500 reaching session lows, while the dollar slipped against the euro and yen and …

A pedestrian bridge installed to help Florida International University students in Miami avoid crossing a busy roadway collapsed Thursday. There were no immediate reports of injuries, although video from the scene showed cars trapped under sections of the concrete bridge. The bridge, which was not open to pedestrians fell mid-afternoon local time, collapsing on an …

The death of a family dog aboard a United Airlines flight this week has grabbed the attention of federal regulators and at least one U.S. senator. A French bulldog puppy named Kokito died Monday after a flight attendant told the family he and his carrier had to be stowed in an overhead storage bin during …

Toys ‘R’ US plans to sell or close all of its US stores, potentially hitting 33,000 jobs, U.S. media reported Wednesday. The debt-plagued retailer, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, told employees that the retailer planned to file liquidation papers ahead of a Thursday court hearing, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post …