White House proposes merging Labor, Education departments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday proposed merging the U.S. Labor and Education departments into a single agency, as part of what senior officials described as the biggest federal government reform since the Great Depression.
Kushner meets with Egypt, Qatar leaders about Mideast plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House adviser Jared Kushner met separately on Thursday with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, two in a series of meetings Kushner has held in the Middle East over a much-anticipated U.S. plan for peace between Israelis and Pa…
Trump directs U.S. agencies to reunite families at border; Melania visits region
WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents separated at the U.S.-Mexico border after entering the country illegally, a first step to …
Trump: North Korea blowing up test sites, ‘total denuclearization … has already started’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that North Korea was blowing up four of its big test sites and that a process of “total denuclearization … has already started taking place” without providing any details.
Judge denies request by ex-Trump campaign aide to suppress evidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday declined a request by President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort to suppress evidence seized from a storage unit by investigators for Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Trump’s foreign policy will make Europe stronger, U.S. official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s tough stance on Iran, new tariffs on European Union metal imports and U.S. demands for higher defense spending in Europe are part of a strategy to strengthen the West, a senior U.S. official said on Thursda…
Trump to suspend prosecutions of migrant parents with children: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will stop prosecuting migrant parents who cross the border illegally with children until immigration authorities have the resources that would allow them to be held in custody, the Washington Post reporte…
Supreme Court finds SEC judge appointments unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday the way the Securities and Exchange Commission selected in-house judges who enforce investor protection laws was unconstitutional in a ruling allowing more presidential control over pivotal…
Trump tells federal agencies to reunite families at border; Melania visits region
WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border after entering the country illegally, a first step …
Trump says he is directing agencies to reunite separated immigrant families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing government agencies to reunite immigrant families separated after crossing into the United States from Mexico.
