President Donald Trump has escaped the chill of Washington and his impeachment to celebrate Christmas and New Year's in sunny Florida with family and friends. Trump, who flew to his private Palm Beach resort late Friday, has been looking forward to a trial in the friendlier Republican-controlled Senate and is riled up about the delay in his impeachment trial.
The US sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany , which are opposed by the European Union, were included in a sprawling defence spending bill Trump signed at a ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, an air force installation outside Washington, DC.
Hundreds of migrants waited for weeks for a chance to request asylum in the United States, enduring cold nights and long days of uncertainty. Last week, there were still about 1,400 migrants camping not far from the Rio Grande. Now only 700 remain after they grew tired of the near-freezing temperatures and seemingly fruitless quest to be heard by US officials.
President Donald Trump has signed off nearly USD 1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through September 30, dodging the possibility of a shutdown ahead of what's expected to be a contentious election season. White House deputy press secretary said Trump signed the legislation on Friday aboard Air Force One as he travelled to his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Boeing's astronaut capsule, CST-100 Starliner, failed after liftoff on Friday. The critical unmanned test mission was cut short after the capsule could not climb high enough to reach the International Space Station. Boeing officials said they were still seeking to pinpoint the cause of Friday's glitch. After the Starliner setback, Boeing's share dropped 1.6%.
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