Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to block Maryland electoral district
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed Republican voters in Maryland by refusing for now to block congressional district lines drawn by Democrats to maximize partisan advantage.
Trump blasts Germany while making case for U.S. immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed migrants in Europe for violently changing the culture and for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in Germany as he sought on Monday to defend his administration’s widely criticized…
Dutch PM Rutte to visit Trump, discuss NATO, on July 2: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will visit the White House on July 2 and discuss security goals within NATO, trade and other issues with U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House said in a statement on Monday.
Democrats, activists rally against Trump’s family separation policy
ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers joined protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father’s Day demonstrations against the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their …
Trump’s consumer watchdog pick draws criticism from left and right
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday that President Donald Trump will pick Kathy Kraninger, an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official, to head the U.S. consumer watchdog, drawing criticism from consumer advocates and dividing…
OMB’s Kraninger picked to head U.S. CFPB: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kathy Kraninger, an official from the White House Office of Management and Budget, is President Donald Trump’s pick for permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a White House official said on Saturda…
U.S. judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail until trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, was sent to jail pending trial on Friday after being charged with witness tampering, the latest episode in his long fall from grace.
White House says Trump supports both House immigration bills, after all
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that President Donald Trump supported both Republican immigration bills being considered in the House of Representatives, offering a lifeline after the president suggested earlier that he opposed th…
EPA’s Pruitt faces new ethics query; Trump praises his work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faced fresh ethics questions on Friday, this time about how he got tickets to this year’s Rose Bowl college football game, but President Donald Trump reiterated that Pruitt has done a “fantastic job” leading the agency.
Attorney General Sessions hits out at Philadelphia over ‘sanctuary’ status
SCRANTON, Pa. (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a speech at a local college on Friday, criticized Philadelphia and its mayor over the city’s ‘sanctuary’ status, one that limits its cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.
