Pompeo to immediately pursue talks with allies on Iran: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Immediately on returning from North Korea on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will embark on talks with allies in Europe, the Middle East and Asia to try to persuade them to press Iran to curb its nuclear and missile prog…
Singapore likely summit venue after North Korea releases prisoners: U.S. official
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – Singapore is the most likely venue for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a U.S. official said, after Pyongyang cleared a major obstacle to the meeting with the release of thre…
Cheney, Panetta worry about consequences of Iran deal withdrawal
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Dick Cheney and Leon Panetta, who served at the highest levels of U.S. government, see potential unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, including possible military acti…
Three Americans freed by North Korea head home, thank Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea released three American prisoners and handed them over to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday, clearing a major obstacle to an unprecedented summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader K…
Trump on Twitter (May 9) – Republican Party, Mike Pompeo
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Rebel House Republicans seek to force ‘Dreamer’ immigration vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A breakaway group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives defied their leaders on Wednesday in an attempt to force bipartisan action on legislation protecting young illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants from deportation.
Companies detail payments to Trump lawyer; Daniels’ attorney says there’s more
WASHINGTON/ZURICH (Reuters) – An attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels said he has additional evidence linking a Russian businessman to U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as international and U.S. companies on Wednesday ackn…
Democrats urge Trump to withdraw Justice Department nominee tied to Russian bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they would oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s criminal division over his ties to a Russian bank allied with the Kremlin.
U.S. preparing to impose new sanctions on Iran: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is preparing to impose new sanctions on Iran, perhaps as early as next week, to ensure it does not develop nuclear weapons, the White House said on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced the United States w…
Concerns over U.S. court backlog grow with rising border prosecutions
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – At the height of President Barack Obama’s crackdown on illegal crossings from Mexico seven years ago, San Diego’s federal courts were so clogged that immigrants arrested near the border sometimes slept on the floor of…