US goes after Venezuela’s oil to hit President Nicolas Maduro’s power base – South China Morning Post

US goes after Venezuela’s oil to hit President Nicolas Maduro’s power base  South China Morning Post US announces sweeping sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, state-owned oil company  Fox News Trump deserves credit for stand on Venezuela  Boston Herald New US sanctions on Venezuela will mean cheap oil for China and India  CNBC Venezuelan troops ‘ready to die’ for their homeland, defense minister says  CNN View full coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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US Senate votes down two bills to end government shutdown – South China Morning Post

US Senate votes down two bills to end government shutdown  South China Morning Post Senate, in flicker of action, to vote on competing bills to end US shutdown  CNBC Trump just lost a lot of leverage in the shutdown  The Washington Post Republicans Show Signs of a Possible End to the Shutdown  New York Magazine Republican Plan to End Shutdown Unlikely to Win Over Democrats  VOA News View full coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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Trump in new setback as Pence aide Nick Ayers turns down chief of staff role – South China Morning Post

Trump in new setback as Pence aide Nick Ayers turns down chief of staff role  South China Morning Post Nick Ayers rules out role as new White House chief of staff  CNBC Nick Ayers, Trump’s once-likely replacement for chief of staff Kelly, won’t take the job  The Denver Post Trump chief of staff: Nick Ayers out of running to replace John Kelly  USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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US President Donald Trump says he came to California to see devastation caused by state’s deadliest blaze – South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post US President Donald Trump says he came to California to see devastation caused by state's deadliest blazeSouth China Morning PostFrom the ashes of a mobile home and RV park, President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had to come to the heart of California's killer wildfire to fully grasp the scale of the desolation wrought on the landscape. “We're going to have to work quickly …US President Donald Trump visits California wildfire devastationDeutsche Welle 'This is very sad to see': Trump surveys California wildfire devastation after…

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No quick win for China on trade despite Kudlow-Navarro dispute, experts say – CNBC

Reuters No quick win for China on trade despite Kudlow-Navarro dispute, experts sayCNBCPeter Navarro, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisor and a hardliner on China, has been sidelined by the White House — but prospects of a trade deal between the world's two largest economies remain bleak, experts told CNBC. The U.S. and China …Exclusive: China sends written response to US trade reform demands – US government sourcesReuters China makes opening bid to US on trade ahead of Trump-Xi meetingCNNUS Vice President Threatens China With 'All-Out Cold War'Sputnik InternationalWashington Timesall 366…

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China appears to relax North Korea sanctions: report to US Congress – Reuters

Reuters China appears to relax North Korea sanctions: report to US CongressReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional commission said on Wednesday that China appears to have relaxed enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and called on the Treasury Department to provide a report on Chinese compliance within 180 days …List of Chinese financial firms facing possible sanctions over North Korea's nuclear programme demanded by US …South China Morning Post all 68 news articles » us congress – Google News

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