U.S. Treasury chief may go to China as trade tensions simmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may visit China, in a move that could help defuse rising trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies that threaten to derail a global economic recovery.
U.S. President Trump to visit Britain mid-year, possibly July: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Britain midway through 2018, possibly in July, British newspapers reported on Saturday, citing government sources in Washington and London.
Missouri governor charged with felony computer data tampering
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, already facing an invasion-of-privacy trial next month in connection with an extramarital affair, was charged separately on Friday with felony computer tampering tied to his political fund-raising.
EPA staff see hurdles in Pruitt science revamp, internal emails show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are concerned that companies may be required to publicly disclose confidential data used in crafting government regulations, under an initiative by the agency’s chief to eliminate “s…
U.S. calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea ‘morally reprehensible’ on rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States labeled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea on Friday as “morally reprehensible” governments that it said violated human rights within their borders on a daily basis, making them “forces of instability”.
Trump, France’s Macron to discuss Iran nuclear deal next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the Iran nuclear agreement at the White House on Tuesday, although discussions with European countries on addressing U.S. concerns about the 2015 deal …
Judge sees ‘gaping holes’ in Trump lawyer bid to delay Stormy Daniels lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday signaled possible shortcomings in a request by Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to delay adult-film actress Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit over her alleged affair with the U.S. president, but stopped short of pu…
Senate’s top Democrat seeks to tear down barriers to legal pot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday backed the decriminalization of marijuana, unveiling a bill removing it from the federal schedule of controlled substances days after President Donald Trump softened his own s…
Lawmakers propose giving top NY prosecutor power to bypass Trump pardons
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to give the state’s attorney general and other local prosecutors the power to bring criminal charges against people pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Democrats sue Russia, Trump campaign for alleged 2016 election conspiracy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic Party sued the Russian government, U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks on Friday, charging that they carried out a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
