U.S. lawmakers planning new Russia visit: Ifax cites Russian envoy
A group of U.S. lawmakers are planning to visit Russia again following a rare trip to Moscow by Republican members of Congress this month, Interfax news agency cited Russia’s ambassador to the United States as saying on Friday.
U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New Delhi in September for high-level talks that were twice postponed this year, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Friday.
U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New Delhi in September for high-level talks that were twice postponed this year, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Friday.
Bulk of families separated at U.S.-Mexico border remain apart
With one week left on a court-ordered deadline to reunite children and parents separated by U.S. immigration officials, government lawyers reported on Thursday that 364 of some 2,500 families with children aged 5 and older have been brought back togeth…
U.S. to alert public to foreign efforts to undermine American politics
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday a policy to alert the public about foreign cyber operations like Russia’s alleged hacking and disinformation campaign during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar over Helsinki summit
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump’s failure to publicly confront Putin at their…
U.S. lawmakers reach pact to strengthen oversight of foreign investment
U.S. lawmakers have reached an agreement that puts a measure to strengthen oversight of foreign investment from countries such as China into a must-pass defense policy bill, Representative Robert Pittenger’s office said on Thursday.
Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar on Helsinki summit
President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, four days after a summit that led to an uproar in the United States over Trump’s failure to publicly confront Putin for…
Top Senate Democrat says Trump shouldn’t meet with Putin again
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said President Donald Trump should not meet privately with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin until Americans learn what happened at their first summit in Helsinki.
House committee wants Puerto Rico leadership to talk about PREPA
Dysfunction at Puerto Rico’s bankrupt electric utility prompted a Congressional oversight committee on Thursday to invite the U.S. commonwealth’s governor to testify at a special hearing scheduled for next week.
