After criticism, Trump delays second Putin meeting to next year
U.S. President Donald Trump will postpone a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin until next year after the federal probe into Russian election meddling is over, national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday.
Pompeo reaffirms U.S. policy on Crimea after Trump-Putin meeting
The United States will not recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, seeking to quell suggestions that Washington could accept Moscow’s 2014 occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula.
U.S. lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt: official
The Trump administration has decided to unfreeze $195 million in military aid to Egypt which it had previously withheld because of concerns over Egypt’s human rights record, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.
Emoluments case alleging Trump violated Constitution can proceed: U.S. judge
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of unconstitutionally accepting gifts from foreign and state governments through his Washington hotel while occupying the White House.
‘Patient’ North Korea diplomacy won’t ‘drag out to no end’: Pompeo
The United States is engaged in patient diplomacy to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons but will not let the process “drag out to no end,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
Trump wants to meet Putin early next year, after Russia probe: Bolton
U.S. President Donald Trump will postpone a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin until next year after the federal probe into Russian election meddling is over, national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday.
Two senators propose delaying auto tariffs until study conducted
Two U.S. senators from states where foreign automakers build cars introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday that would bar the Trump administration from imposing up to 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts until the International Trade Com…
Trump to convene top-level meeting on election security: source
U.S. President Donald Trump will convene a high-level meeting on election security this week with top security officials on the White House’s National Security Council, a source familiar with the plan told Reuters.
U.S. calls on Russia to end Crimea occupation: Pompeo
The United States refuses to recognize Russia’s claim of sovereignty over Ukraine’s Crimea and called on Moscow to end its occupation of the peninsula, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
Trump says he hopes to strike trade deal with Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hopes to work out a fair and reciprocal trade deal between the United States and Europe as he welcomed the head of the European Commission to the White House for talks.
