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President Obama says hes ready to compromise with Republicans on preventing the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. But he showed little sign today that he would waver from his demand that the wealthiest Americans should pay more in t
AS IT IS 2016-01-29 Trump Leads in Iowa, Bloomberg May Join the Race For nearly a year, candidates have been telling American voters that they are best qualified to become the next U.S. president. On Monday, voters will have their say in an evening o
Sky's Charlotte Hawkins outlines what's at stake for the candidates on the biggest day in the run-up to the US presidential elections. The states are up for grabs today, count for just half of the delegates at the party conventions in the late summe
Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain has endorsed Mitt Romney in his bid for the White House. The former Massachusetts governor narrowly won the Iowa caucus. He was just eight votes ahead of former senator Rick Santorum. Tea party fav
The situation in Sri Lanka, where government forces are fighting to eliminate the last stronghold of Tamil separatist rebels, was the subject of a U.S. congressional hearing Tuesday. Discussion of the military conflict and what the United Nations an
The U.S. Senate has approved a hard-fought measure to overhaul the U.S. health care system. The vote will be followed by the difficult process of reconciling the Senate-passed bill with one approved by the House of Representatives, in order to get a
US Suspends All Economic Sanctions on Burma Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of bans on U.S. financial transactions, investments, and access to credit in a meeting with Burmese Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin. This is a
United States Vice President Joe Biden and family arrives in Kenya's capital, Nairobi to begin a three-day official state visit. A leading Kenyan legislator told VOA U.S Vice President Joseph Biden is scheduled to meet President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Mi
A group of Southeast Asian politicians is urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to suspend Burma's membership if it refuses to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi testified Tuesday against charges that could put h
Cain Surges to Lead in US Republican Presidential Race Georgia businessman Herman Cain is the surprise leader in the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, according to the latest poll. But some political analysts question whether C
Amid Congressional Leadership Crisis, Momentous US Fiscal Deadlines Loom 国会危机:美国财政悬崖最后期限将至 WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces critical fiscal deadlines at a time of upheaval and uncertainty on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers a
By Cindy Saine Washington 04 October 2007 The U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a hearing Thursday on the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force to be deployed to Sudan's Darfur region. Several members of Congress and a numbe
RAY SUAREZ, HOST: It's shaping up to be a very busy week in American politics, too. President Trump heads toward his 100th day in office as he and the Congress approach a deadline for keeping the government open Friday night. That could hinge on a sh
The Duchess of Cambridge is in the early stages of labour in London's St Mary Hospital. Kensington Palace announced that the Duchess is now in the Lindo Wing where her husband was born 41 years ago. The first sight of the baby's birth is expected to
Leading the news. The ACT will push on with its same sex marriage laws despite threats of a high court challenge. The ACT is on course to pass a bill to legalise gay marriage later this month,but the Federal Attorney General George Brandis says hel
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 17 February 2008 Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history. Nearly 400,000 police and 80,000 troops are providing security.VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel re
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: What to call the homeless of Hurricane Katrina? RS: Some have called them refugees. We asked Oxford English Dictionary consultant Ben Zimmer for a history of this word. BEN ZIMMER
今年是猴年,也是美国的Presidential election year, 总统大选年。全美、甚至全球人民的大事,岂能错过? 关键词: 美帝两大党: 美帝两大党 The Democratic Party: 民主党 The Republican Party: 共和党 Donkey
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: President Trump and congressional Republicans celebrated in the White House Rose Garden today after the House narrowly passed health care legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT
本期内容: Donald Trump swept to victory in Tuesdays Republican caucuses in Nevada, following his primary triumphs in New Hampshire and South Carolina. The front-runner in the race for the partys nomination for the American presidency scooped 46