Hollywood producers speak out against Fox over immigration stance
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some powerful Hollywood producers and directors have criticized Twenty-First Century Fox Inc over its news commentators’ support for the U.S. immigration crackdown that separates children from their parents, with one award-winni…
EPA chief to face Senate panel in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will testify before the Senate’s environment committee in August, panel chairman Senator John Barrasso said on Tuesday, where he will face questions about spending and ethic…
Senate backers of ZTE measure will battle Trump over Chinese firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators who back a clampdown on ZTE Corp urged fellow lawmakers on Tuesday not to give in to White House pressure to support an agreement lifting a ban on the Chinese telecommunications company.
White House deputy chief of staff resigning: White House officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, who led the U.S. advance team for President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, is resigning, White House officials said on Tuesday.
ZTE and U.S. still working on escrow agreement: U.S. official
(Reuters) – ZTE Corp and the U.S. government are still working on an escrow agreement that must be completed and funded with $400 million before a ban on the Chinese company can be lifted, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Drumbeat of opposition to family separation grows; Trump not budging
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats staged an impromptu congressional protest and moderate Republicans and key U.S. business groups pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stop separating immigrant children from their parents as an opinion poll showe…
Senate backers of ZTE measure ready to battle Trump over Chinese firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators who back a clampdown on China’s ZTE Corp said on Tuesday they intend to fight for the measure, and urged fellow lawmakers not to give in to White House pressure to give up on the legislation.
House set to debate offshore wind energy bills in U.S. waters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House committee will kick off debate next week on three new bills aimed at boosting offshore wind energy leases in federal waters.
U.S. to pull out of U.N. human rights body: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will announce on Tuesday that the United Sates is pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a Trump administration source tol…
Former U.S. Senate intelligence staffer asks court for Trump gag order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Senate committee security official, charged with lying to the FBI about contacts with reporters, on Tuesday asked a court to issue a gag order prohibiting U.S. President Donald Trump and others from commenting on the cas…
