Trump 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 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 accusations against T…
‘Mini-Trump’ candidates battle it out in Republican primaries
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters) – Mike Braun, an Indiana businessman turned politician, rails against Washington, says he speaks for disaffected voters, and uses his personal wealth to help finance his bid for public office.
UK says foreign minister Johnson to meet U.S. VP Pence, discuss Iran, North Korea
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is traveling to the United States on Sunday for a two-day visit, during which he will meet Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser John Bolton, Britain said.
UK says foreign secretary Johnson to meet U.S. VP Pence, discuss Iran, North Korea
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is traveling to the United States on Sunday for a two-day visit, during which he will meet Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser John Bolton, Britain said.
Security clearance for Russia probe may be hard for Giuliani: legal experts
(Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, who last month joined President Donald Trump’s legal team in the Russia probe, lacks a security clearance and may find it hard to get one to see classified documents because of his work with foreign clients, legal experts sai…
Trump says date, place set for North Korea summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of U.S….
Spy agency NSA triples collection of U.S. phone records: official report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
U.S. lawmakers set $717 billion defense bill with eye on China, Russia, Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers released details on Friday of a $717 billion annual defense policy bill, including efforts to compete with Russia and China and a measure to temporarily halt weapons sales to Turkey.
Iowa governor signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law on Friday a bill outlawing abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which often occurs at six weeks and before a woman even realizes she is pregnant, and Reynolds acknowledged the likelihood o…
