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'COVID-19 affects virtually nobody!': A president whose words have not aged well

Traditionally, presidents have tried to avoid making statements that might prove embarrassing later on. They choose their words carefully and proceed 'out of an abundance of caution', per the tagline of the moment in Washington

Four ways in which Congress' tantrum over Donald Trump banquet in Delhi will cost the party

While the Congress claims there is a precedence of inviting the Opposition party chief to such occasions, it is difficult to find one.

From Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama, US First Ladies visiting India over the years

From Jacqueline Kennedy in March 1962 to the Obamas in 2015, Indian-American state visits over the years.

Pakistan's strike at India's recent purchase of air defence system is misplaced, country has long benefitted from US aid and military equipment

Alleging that Pakistan had been harbouring terrorists, Trump slammed the previous US governments for supporting the country.

US-China dispute: Both countries may strike a deal with a few tariffs to keep a tab on growing America's trade deficit

The US trade deficit with China rose to the highest levels in the current decade; had the US not taken concrete steps, the deficit could have surged even further.

John McCain memorial: Barack Obama, George W Bush eulogise late Senator in Washington; Donald Trump absent from service

Former US presidents and John McCain's family members gathered on Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral to honor and remember the late senator.

Isolated and furious, Donald Trump fires back at US Chief Justice John Roberts for saying there aren't any 'Obama judges or Trump judges'

“Donald Trump pardoned one turkey, the other one is co-operating with the Mueller probe”, goes a joke on Twitter summing up the jittery White House mood ahead of the big Thanksgiving holiday when turkeys are carved up across America’s dinner tables and Donald Trump hit another low by directly attacking US chief justice John Roberts who contradicted Trump saying there are no “Obama judges or Trump judges”.

'Pakistan doesn't do a damn thing for US': Donald Trump's bluster, unlike Bush-Obama restraint, pushes ties to brink

Under the Trump administration, the US-Pakistan relations have been faltering since 2017, when he first publicly hit out at Islamabad for providing safe havens to "agents of chaos" who kill Americans in Afghanistan.

'We mourn the passing of American greatness, not cheap rhetoric': Full text of Meghan McCain's remarks at her father's memorial service

John McCain's daughter Meghan McCain delivered a powerful tribute to her father and contrasted his service to America with the sitting US president's cheap rhetoric, drawing unexpected applause at the funeral service.

John McCain memorial service marked by tributes, memories, tears, civility lessons and Donald Trump's glaring absence

Memories mixed with humor, grief and lessons on civility marked Sen. John McCain's memorial service Saturday at Washington National Cathedral, the last event in Washington of the five-day farewell tour.