U.S. Senate leader cancels most of August recess
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he was cancelling most of the Senate’s August recess to give lawmakers time to pass spending bills before a Sept. 30 deadline and to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s appointees.
U.S. House members near forcing ‘Dreamer’ immigration debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An effort in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at forcing a debate on bipartisan legislation protecting young “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation edged closer to success on Tuesday when two more Democrats signed on.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort faces U.S. hearing over alleged witness tampering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, to respond by Friday to the government’s bid to revoke or revise his release and set a June 15 hearing on the matter, accord…
Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore’s Sentosa Island: White House
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore’s southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as preparations accelerated for next week’s event.
Trump expected to attend G7 summit: Canada government official
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend the Group of Seven summit being held in Canada later in the week, a senior Canadian government official said on Tuesday.
Lawmakers set bill seeking to control Trump on tariffs: key lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress’ approval before imposing tariffs on national security grounds, a senior senator …
California, New Jersey voters set stage for U.S. congressional elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) – Voters in eight U.S. states will select candidates for November’s midterm elections on Tuesday, with Democrats eyeing more than a dozen Republican-controlled seats in California and New Jersey as crucial t…
‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit against Trump to proceed: NY judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former contestant on Donald Trump’s reality TV show “The Apprentice” may pursue her defamation lawsuit against the U.S. president, a New York state judge ruled on Tuesday, despite Trump’s effort to have an appeals court put it on…
U.S. lawmakers set bill seeking to control Trump on tariffs: key lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday legislation that would force President Donald Trump, or any U.S. president, to obtain congressional approval before imposing tariffs on natio…
U.S. senators demand answers from Facebook after data sharing report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee demanded that Facebook Inc’s chief executive officer respond to a report that user data was shared with at least 60 device manufacturers, weeks after the social media company said it would chang…
