Pruitt’s spending on security sweep draws fresh fire from lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s spending came under scrutiny again on Monday as congressional Democrats said a sweep last year for listening devices in his office was poorly done and the contractor i…
Under fire by Trump, Rosenstein moonlights at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only for embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could a half hour of tough questioning from U.S. Supreme Court justices be seen as a break from his stressful day job.
U.S. Supreme Court divided over challenge to SEC in-house judges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared divided over a challenge to the constitutionality of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s selection of in-house judges to enforce investor protection laws in a case involving a f…
More Democrats back Pompeo for State Department, confirmation likely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two more Democratic senators announced their support on Monday for Republican President Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, all but assuring the CIA director will be confirmed for the position as soon as this …
Trump says may tie Mexican immigration control to NAFTA
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA trade deal on Monday, even as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico readied a fresh push to finalize …
Democrat Manchin says will back Pompeo to be U.S. secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday he would vote to confirm Mike Pompeo as U.S. secretary of state, becoming the second Democrat to declare support and making it more likely that Pompeo would secure the job.
Trump: may tie Mexican immigration control to NAFTA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA agreement on Monday, saying the southern U.S. neighbor must stop illegal immigrants from getting into the United States.
Trump delays drug pricing speech, no set date yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a speech on lowering prescription drug prices previously scheduled for Thursday to a date in the near future, the White House said on Sunday.
France’s Macron visits Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance
MOUNT VERNON, Va./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized pomp and ceremony on Monday as Macron began a state visit to Washington likely to be dominated by differences with the United States ov…
Trump, Macron face differences on Iran, trade, in French visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes France’s Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Monday at the start of a three-day state visit expected to be dominated by U.S.-European differences on the Iran nuclear deal and souring trade r…
