Trump replaces White House lawyer on Russia probe
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyer Emmet Flood, who advised President Bill Clinton in impeachment proceedings, will assist President Donald Trump with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, replacing…
Trump replaces White House lawyer in Russia probe
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyer Emmet Flood, who advised President Bill Clinton in impeachment proceedings, will assist President Donald Trump with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, replacing…
Trump lawyer: any Mueller-Trump interview to be limited – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that any interview of Trump by the special counsel investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election would be limited in scope and length, a Was…
As Trump visits State Department, Pompeo says North Korea must denuclearize
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea must commit to dismantling its nuclear weapons program, new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday during a swearing-in ceremony at the State Department where he was strongly endorsed by U.S. President…
White House lawyer hired to help Trump in Russia probe to retire
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House lawyer Ty Cobb, hired to assist President Donald Trump with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, will retire at the end of May, White House spokeswoman Sarah…
Trump lawyer says Mueller interview of Trump to be limited: tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer, said on Wednesday that any interview of Trump by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller for a probe into alleged meddling by Russia in the 2016 election and possible collusion bet…
White House lawyer Cobb to retire: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House lawyer Ty Cobb is leaving his post, likely by the end of May, the New York Times quoted him as telling the paper on Wednesday.
White House sets meeting with senators on biofuels next week: sources
(Reuters) – The Trump administration has invited a group of U.S. senators to the White House early next week to discuss biofuels policy, the latest in a series of such meetings aimed at helping refiners cope with the Renewable Fuel Standard, according …
Trump administration sued over family-planning program shift
(Reuters) – Two organizations that support birth control filed lawsuits on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from shifting a federal family-planning grant program toward prioritizing groups that are faith-based and counsel abstinence….
President Trump wants to go further on drug prices: HHS Secretary
(Reuters) – Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday said President Donald Trump wants to go further in lowering drug prices, an issue he campaigned on during the 2016 presidential race.