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…Agency is prioritizing naturalization ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating the Declaration of Independence and the birth of our great country by hosting naturalization ceremonies across the United States from July 1 through July 7.  Despite the pandemic, USCIS continues to welcome new citizens, demonstrating American resiliency and the importance of our independence, …

United States Department of Defense, on Wednesday provided to the Congress, the semiannual report, “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” covering events during the period of December 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020. The report was submitted in accordance with requirements from the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, as well as subsequent amendments. The United States’ vital national …

Among the pro-police protestors was a handful of members of a “pro-white street fraternity.” One of the members had a swastika tattoo. BOSTON — A pro-police protest on the Boston Common drew a counter-protest from thousands supporting of the Black Lives Matter movement. Reporters outside the State House estimated that some 100 people showed up for the pro-police “Restore Sanity” …

United States has condemned the practice of torture and offered its support for victims around the world, expressing commitment to using all available tools to promote accountability for those who engage in these practices. In a statement released on Friday by its Spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus, in honor of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the U.S. State …

United Kingdom and United States of America have emphasized the continued importance of the two nations’ collaboration and friendship as “we face challenges and opportunities together both now and in the future.” U.K.’s Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace spoke yesterday with U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, who visited Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, during which …

Washington (CNN) The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation. The 5-4 ruling was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer and …

President Donald J. Trump’s administration has expanded the ability of combatant commanders to use landmines in specific, exceptional incidents. Previously, the only place that U.S. forces could employ landmines was on the Korean peninsula. Trump made the decision to broaden the use of landmines as a result of a study commissioned by then-Defense Secretary James N. Mattis as part of …

London – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use the titles His and Her Royal Highness after announcing they would step back from their roles as senior members of the royal family, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. Prince Harry and Meghan are no longer working members of the royal family and will repay the Sovereign Grant funds they …

CNN -The House on Wednesday formally presented two articles of impeachment to the Senate after voting to approve the seven managers to prosecute the case against President Donald Trump, a long-awaited move that marks the beginning of the third Senate impeachment trial of a US President in history. The House managers walked the articles across the Capitol just after 5 …

A United States federal grand jury has charged a New York man, Christopher Casacci, with trafficking in African wild cats. Assistant Attorney-General, Jeffrey Clark, and U.S. Attorney James Kennedy Jr of the Western District of New York, announced the indictment in a statement published on the website of the Department of justice. Casacci, 38, is accused of violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. …