Articles for tag: Donald Trump, International Relations, national security, Trump Administration, Washington

Govind Tekale

Trump and Tulsi Gabbard.

Trump’s Appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence Raises Senate Questions, U.S. Intelligence Concerns, and Ally Unease

President-elect Donald Trump has put forth former Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence (DNI), a decision that must have generated intense discussion across the nation and particularly Washington’s political and intelligence circles. The appointment puts Gabbard, 43, in line to oversee and manage 18 U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, FBI, ...

Govind Tekale

USA

Seattle becomes the first US city to ban caste discrimination

Seattle has become the first city in the US to ban discrimination based on caste, following a city council vote on Tuesday.” It’s official: our movement has won a historic, first-in-the-nation ban on caste discrimination in Seattle!” tweeted Indian American council member Kshama Sawant, who introduced the legislation. “ Now we need to build a ...

Govind Tekale

US Witnesses 2nd High Profile Shooting In Four Days

Washington, DC: A Walmart employee killed six people & wounded several others before fatally shooting himself at a store in Cheaspeake, Virginia, authorities said on Wednesday, the country’s second high- profile shooting in four days.  The shooter, who has not been identified, used a pistol in the shooting late on Tuesday,wounding at least four people ...