Trump backs down on separating immigrant children, legal problems remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed down and abandoned his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the U.S.-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad.
White House to propose merging Labor, Education departments: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House plans to propose on Thursday a merger of the departments of Labor and Education, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
New FTC chair wants to look at market power of big internet companies
(Reuters) – Joseph Simons, the new chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said on Wednesday that the agency would keep a close eye on big tech companies that dominate the internet.
U.S. nuclear expert departs White House in ‘regular rotation’: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s top nuclear expert involved in talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs is leaving the White House as part of a regular rotation, three senior administration officials said on Wednesday.
Trump backs down, orders end to family separations at U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned on Wednesday his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the U.S.-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad.
Canada PM says he doubts Trump would want to impose auto tariffs
OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he doubted whether U.S. President Donald Trump would carry out a threat to impose tariffs on autos, given the economic damage such a move would cause.
Trump, U.S. lawmakers meet to discuss ‘problematic’ measure on China’s ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and a group of Republicans from the Senate and House of Representatives met at the White House on Wednesday to discuss their disagreement over how to penalize Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Cor…
Trump backs down, signs order to end family separations at U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump backed down on Wednesday on an immigration policy that sparked outrage at home and abroad, signing an executive order to end the separation of children from their parents when immigrant families are ca…
U.S. lawmakers want Google to reconsider links to China’s Huawei
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers asked Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday to reconsider its work with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, which they described as a security threat.
Michael Bloomberg to spend $80 million to help elect Democrats: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of Republican President Donald Trump, intends to spend $80 million helping Democratic candidates in November’s U.S. congressional elections, the New York Times repor…