Commentary / World Jan 5, 2021
by Nina Khrushcheva
Ivanka may be considering a Senate run, especially if her father plans to run for re-election in 2024.
World / Crime & Legal Dec 10, 2019
U.K. ex-spy and FBI source Christopher Steele was friends with Ivanka Trump, source says
A former British spy who was a source for the FBI in its probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had an extended friendship with Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, a source familiar with the friendship said on Monday. A friendship between Christopher Steele, a former ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 5, 2019
Steve Bannon's Trump defense loses White House support as strains grow
by Jennifer Jacobs
White House officials are distancing themselves from a campaign Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has mounted to defend the president from impeachment, after tensions flared again this weekend between Bannon and Jared Kushner. Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, who are both senior ...
World / Crime & Legal Aug 28, 2019
Financial records related to U.S. President Donald Trump and three of his children that congressional Democrats have requested from Deutsche Bank AG include tax returns, the bank disclosed in a court filing on Tuesday. Two committees in the U.S. House of Representatives subpoenaed Deutsche Bank ...
World / Politics Jul 8, 2019
U.K. minister to apologize to Ivanka over ambassador's leaked memos
Britain's trade minister said Monday he would apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the U.K. ambassador describes the U.S. administration as "dysfunctional" and "inept." The memos from Kim Darroch, the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington, were ...
National Jun 29, 2019
Only two female world leaders on stage at Osaka G20 event aimed at empowering women
by Tomohiro Osaki
G20 leaders reiterate their shared recognition that “gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for achieving inclusive and sustainable society and economic growth.”
World / Crime & Legal Jun 21, 2019
U.S. human trafficking report drops child separation warning and demotes Cuba and Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department's annual human trafficking report released on Thursday demoted Saudi Arabia and Cuba to countries that failed to meet minimum U.S. anti-trafficking standards. The report www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report also dropped a warning from the 2018 issue that traffickers prey on children separated from their ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 21, 2018
Democrats demand probe of Ivanka Trump's private email use for government work
Democrats called on Tuesday for an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and top White House adviser Ivanka Trump following reports that she repeatedly used a personal email account last year for government business. A White House review of Ivanka Trump's email found she ...
World / Politics Oct 14, 2018
Jared Kushner 'likely' paid little or no income taxes for years: New York Times
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, likely paid little or no federal income taxes between 2009 and 2016, The New York Times reported Saturday, citing confidential financial documents. The documents were created with Kushner's cooperation as part of a ...
Business Sep 5, 2018
More big-name firms embroiled in recent U.S. political debates, inviting Trump's wrath
Nike's "Just Do It" campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick is a rare example of a brand jumping into a divisive issue uninvited. Still, like it or not, American companies are increasingly being pulled into the country's political and cultural wars. Here's a look at other companies ...
Business Jun 15, 2018
The New York state attorney general sued U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and his foundation on Thursday, saying he illegally used the nonprofit as a personal "checkbook" for his own benefit, including his 2016 presidential campaign. Barbara Underwood, the attorney general, asked ...
World / Politics May 8, 2018
U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday before next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital. Trump says he is making good on U.S. legislation and presidential pledges dating back decades. ...