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Great to have PM Imran at the White House, says Melania...
Following Prime Minister Imran Khan's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, US First Lady Melania Trump expressed happiness at hosting...
Imran plays the Trump card
--US president offers to mediate between Pakistan and India on Kashmir issue
--Lauds Pakistan's increased cooperation in Afghan peace process, hints at restoring military aid...
US confirms Imran, Trump meeting on July 22
--White House statement says US President and Pakistan PM will discuss peace and issues concerning counterterrorism, defence, and trade
--Pakistan FO says visit will breathe...
Mark Esper nominated as Secretary of Defense by Trump
Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said late Friday, as Washington navigates a spike...
CNN says White House preparing to eject reporter Jim Acosta again
WASHINGTON: CNN said on Monday it asked for a new emergency hearing to allow its reporter Jim Acosta to remain at the White House, saying...
US judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN’s...
WASHINGTON: A US judge on Friday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass, which was revoked after a...
Major staff reshuffle expected in White House
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is reported to be preparing a reshuffle at the White House — fueled by fallings out between his wife and senior staff —...
CPJ calls on White House to restore credentials of CNN correspondent
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday called on the White House to restore the credentials of Jim Acosta, CNN's chief White...
Senior official describes resistance inside Trump administration: NYT Op-Ed
WASHINGTON: Many senior officials in the Trump administration have been working from within to frustrate parts of the president’s agenda to protect the country...
White House to investigate Google amid Trump’s accusations
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google’s search engine was hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he would address the...
White House wobbles on US flag after McCain death
WASHINGTON: The White House lowered its US flag to half-staff, raised it back up and on Monday lowered it again after the death of...
White House says Ortegas ‘responsible’ for Nicaragua violence
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday said that responsibility for deadly political violence that has destabilized Nicaragua lies with President Daniel Ortega and his...
Oprah not running for president in 2020
LONDON: American television mogul Oprah Winfrey has reiterated she will not run for president, saying it would “kill” her, drawing a line over speculation...
Ali Jehangir Siddiqui meets Trump, presents credentials
WASHINGTON: The newly-appointed Pakistani Ambassador to the United States (US) Ali Jehangir Siddiqui on Friday presented his credentials to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House.
Cornell-educated, successful banker Siddiqui succeeds Aizaz...
White House deputy chief of staff resigning: White House officials
WASHINGTON: White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, who led the US advance team for President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader...
Donald Trump holds meeting with Kim Kardashian to discuss prison reform
WASHINGTON: Days away from a historic summit with North Korea's mercurial leader, US President Donald Trump held a White House meeting Wednesday with another...
Jennifer Aniston to play homosexual president in upcoming White House comedy
LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Aniston will portray the first female - and first gay - US president in a comedy film for Netflix, the streaming...