Trump urges Republican lawmakers to drop immigration bill effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers on Friday to drop their efforts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation until after the November elections, sending mixed signals to his party amid an ongoing crisis over hi…
Judge refuses to dismiss ex-Trump campaign chief’s money laundering charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday dealt another blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, refusing to dismiss a money laundering charge brought against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Republicans aim to debate immigration bill next week, ignoring Trump plea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representative still plan to bring an immigration bill up for a vote next week, despite President Donald Trump’s urgings on Friday to drop the effort until after November’s elections.
Ex-Trump campaign manager loses bid to dismiss money laundering charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a money laundering charge brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort.
Putin leading xenophobic movement out to damage U.S., Hillary Clinton says
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has positioned himself as the leader of a xenophobic movement that wants to weaken the United States’ traditional alliances and undermine democracy, former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton …
Supreme Court rules warrants required for cellphone location data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday imposed limits on the ability of police to obtain cellphone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects in a major victory for digital privacy advocates and a setback for law enforceme…
Russia’s Lavrov plans to meet Bolton in Moscow: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet U.S. national security adviser John Bolton when he visits Moscow, RIA news agency reported on Friday.
Trump urges Republican lawmakers to drop immigration effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers on Friday to drop their efforts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation until after the November elections, which he hopes will boost the party’s majority in Congress.
In age of Trump, evangelicals back self-styled top U.S. pimp
PAHRUMP, Nev. (Reuters) – He styles himself as America’s best-known pimp, a strip-club owner who runs multiple brothels and looks set to win a seat as a Republican in the Nevada legislature with the blessing of many conservative Christian voters.
U.S. military may house immigrant children as Trump policy beset by confusion
WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) – The U.S. military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back a widely condemned policy of separating children …