U.S., China ‘not on the cusp’ of trade deal: White House adviser
The United States and China are not close to a deal to resolve their trade differences, the White House’s top economic adviser said on Friday, adding that he was less optimistic than previously that such an agreement would come together.
‘Cool to vote’: Hollywood election telethon aims to get young to polls
Hollywood celebrities will make a push next week to urge young people to the polls in Tuesday’s U.S. elections, when control of Congress and many state governorships are at stake.
Democrats seek answers on Trump’s role in FBI headquarters project
Congressional Democrats on Friday asked the White House for more information about planning for a new FBI headquarters and released a government email that they said raises fresh concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of the matter.
Busy day of campaigning for Trump, Obama ahead of key U.S. elections
Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama were set to sketch out sharply contrasting visions of the nation’s future on Friday in bids to stir voter enthusiasm ahead of elections that will determine control of Co…
Trump has not sought draft China trade plan: CNBC
U.S. President Donald Trump has not asked U.S. officials to draw up a proposed trade plan for China, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNBC in an interview on Friday, adding he was not as optimistic as he once was about the two nations rea…
U.S., Turkey lift sanctions in sign of easing tensions
The United States and Turkey on Friday mutually lifted sanctions on top government officials, a sign of a thaw in relations that had been chilled by Ankara’s detention of an American Christian pastor.
In West Virginia, Manchin faces tightening polls and a persistent Trump
Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s re-election race was never going to be easy in conservative West Virginia, a state that President Donald Trump carried by more than 40 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election.
Economy glides, but fading ‘Trump bump’ may cast shadow over 2020 race
President Donald Trump’s bet that tax cuts and a gush of government spending would smooth the path to a second term may falter as cracks begin to appear in a decade-old recovery.
U.S. lifts sanctions on top Turkish officials as tensions ease
The United States lifted sanctions on Friday on two top officials in Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s cabinet, a sign of improved relations after Turkey freed an American pastor from detention three weeks ago.
Turkey lifts sanctions on U.S. officials, matching Washington’s move
Turkey lifted sanctions on Friday on the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General, the foreign ministry said, minutes after Washington removed two Turkish ministers from its sanctions list.
