Trump defends CIA nominee, calls on her to ‘win’: tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his pick to run the CIA after U.S. media reports surfaced that she had sought to withdraw from the nomination over concerns about her involvement in the agency’s interrogation progra…
Trump urges Republicans to reject ex-coal exec in West Virginia U.S. Senate race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday waded into the U.S. Senate race in West Virginia, urging Republicans to reject former coal executive Don Blankenship and instead vote for either U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins or state Atto…
Republicans in key election races turn down volume on Trump’s tax cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Right after Republicans in the U.S. Senate passed their income tax overhaul in December, delivering tax cuts to businesses and most American taxpayers, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was buoyant.
Trump says Republicans shouldn’t back ex-coal exec in West Virginia U.S. Senate race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday waded into the U.S. Senate race in West Virginia, urging Republicans to reject former coal executive Don Blankenship and instead choose U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins or state Attorney Gene…
Trump push for conservative judges intensifies, to Democrats’ dismay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump pursues his goal of making the federal judiciary more conservative, his fellow Republicans who control the Senate are poised to confirm another batch of his picks for influential U.S. appeals courts to t…
Russia’s Lavrov says may meet U.S.’s Pompeo at G20 in Argentina: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that he may meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the G20 in Argentina, Interfax news agency reported.
UK’s Johnson to Trump: Iran deal has weaknesses but don’t dump it
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement, saying the deal had weaknesses but they could be addressed given time.
NAFTA talks enter critical week with U.S. still pushing hard line
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal enter a make-or-break week on Monday, as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico seek to resolve an impasse in key areas before elections in Mexico and the United States complicate…
Trump’s CIA nominee sought to withdraw over interrogation role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, sought to withdraw over concerns about her role in the agency’s interrogation program, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
Trump lawyer Giuliani does not rule out payments were made to other women
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said on Sunday he would not rule out the possibility that payments were made to women other than porn star Stormy Daniels to get them to stay silent about allegations against…
