North Korea vowed Monday to persist in its nuclear weapons development program, rejecting calls from the international community to rein in its aggressive military actions. Pyongyang’s United Nations mission contended that new U.N. sanctions against it for its missile tests were a “flagrant infringement upon its sovereignty,” with state media claiming they were the result […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. slapped sanctions Tuesday on 18 Iranian individuals and groups it accused of supporting Tehran’s ballistic missile program and weapons deals, a day after it again certified that Iran is complying with the 2015 international accord on its nuclear development program. “The United States remains deeply concerned about Iran’s malign activities across the […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed spending plan over the next decade would not come close to balancing the national government’s budget as it had promised, an independent analysis said Thursday. The Congressional Budget Office said the proposed White House budget would result in a $720 billion deficit at the end of 10 years, not […]
WASHINGTON — The latest CBS News poll shows President Donald Trump’s approval rating at the lowest point of his five-month White House tenure. CBS said Tuesday that Trump’s approval rating is now at 36 percent, with a 57 percent disapproval rating, down from 41-53 percent standing in late April. The survey results are similar, with one […]