Pentagon crafts new criteria for picking inmates for Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has provided the White House updated guidance on criteria for transferring any new individuals to the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, a Pentagon spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
North Korea must dismantle weapons program: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said North Korea must commit to immediately dismantling its weapons program, adding that efforts to denuclearize Pyongyang were still in the “beginning stages” and the outcomes “un…
Iowa passes ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban, most restrictive in U.S.
(Reuters) – Iowa’s Republican-controlled legislature passed the most restrictive abortion ban in the United States on Wednesday, outlawing the procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected, often at six weeks and before a woman realizes she is pregnant…
Trump considers ex-congressman, now lobbyist, for veterans post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is considering the former chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Veterans Affairs Committee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after his previous pick withdrew under fire, a White House offic…
Trump weighs former U.S. lawmaker Miller for VA post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewing former House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller this week as a possible choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after his earlier pick withdrew, a White House off…
Trump claims immunity, asks court to toss foreign payments suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has again asked a U.S. court to dismiss a suit accusing him of flouting constitutional safeguards against corruption by refusing to separate himself from his business empire while in office, claiming “absol…
Clean energy sector swings Republican with U.S. campaign donations
(Reuters) – U.S. solar and wind energy companies have donated far more money to Republicans than Democrats in congressional races this election cycle, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign finance data, an unprecedented tilt to the right for an i…
Central American caravan migrants wait in the cold as companions reach U.S.
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Dozens of Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans slept a third night outside a U.S. port of entry, hoping to join the first 25 companions let across to seek asylum after traveling in a caravan across Mexico that has angered …
Mueller raises possibility of Trump subpoena: former Trump lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers in March, raised the possibility of issuing a subpoena for Trump if he declines to talk to investigators in the Russia probe, a former lawyer f…
Texas sues Trump administration to end ‘Dreamers’ program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas and six other Republican-governed states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration to try to end a program launched by Democratic former President Barack Obama that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally …
