Doctor says Trump dictated glowing 2015 health report: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A letter from Donald Trump’s New York physician released by his campaign in 2015 declaring he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency” was composed by the candidate himself, the doctor said on Tuesday.
Mueller raises possibility of Trump subpoena: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in a meeting with 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, the Washington Post …
Trump blasts leak of questions he could face in Russia probe
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized the leak of more than 40 questions that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask him as part of a probe into Russia’s alleged election meddling and possible collusion …
Trump-Russia probe official: Justice Department will not be ‘extorted’ amid threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. official overseeing an investigation of ties between President Donald Trump’s election team and Russia, warned a group of conservative Republicans on Tuesday that his department would not be “extorted” a…
Trump on Twitter (May 1): Trade Deficit, China, Buhari
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Texas sues Trump administration to end Obama-era immigrant 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 …
Trump pans ‘leaked’ Mueller questions, Manafort eyes leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized the leak to media outlets of more than 40 questions that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask the president as part of the probe into Russia’s election meddling and p…
Pompeo, on first day at State Department, promises new ‘swagger’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arriving for his first day at the State Department, said on Tuesday he would help the U.S. diplomatic corps in “getting back our swagger” but offered few details about his plans for the agency…
U.S. states’ 2019 budgets improve but long-term stress persists
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The overall picture for U.S. states’ fiscal 2019 is a hint rosier than in the last several years, but rising volatility and fixed-costs pressures leave doubts about how long the incline will last, a report showed on Tuesday.
Louisiana election chief resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
(Reuters) – Louisiana’s chief election official, Secretary of State Tom Schedler, resigned on Tuesday in the face of what he called “an incredibly serious allegation” that he had sexually harassed a female employee.