Former FBI chief says Trump’s leadership style ‘strikingly similar’ to mob boss
(Reuters) – Former FBI director James Comey on Tuesday told late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert that the way U.S. President Donald Trump leads is “strikingly similar” to a mob boss.
Trump Tweets support for American pastor on trial in Turkey
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his support on Tuesday for Pastor Andrew Brunson, who is on trial in Turkey on charges he was linked to a group accused of orchestrating a failed 2016 military coup, in a case that has compounded strains i…
Trump’s CIA chief in secret meeting with North Korean leader: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State nominee and CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss a planned summit with U.S. President…
San Diego County backs Trump challenge to California ‘sanctuary’ law
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego County leaders voted on Tuesday to join the Trump administration’s court challenge to a California law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, amid a conservative backlash to the so-called sanctuary mo…
Senate’s top Republican rules out bill to protect Mueller: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday ruled out introducing a bill to protect Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, from being fired by…
Haley fires back at Kudlow over Russia: ‘I don’t get confused’
UNITED NATIONS/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley fired back at White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday over his remarks that she may have been confused over Washington’s plans to impose mor…
Comey’s tell-all book piques readers’ interest, stoked by Trump’s fury
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Diane Kacprowski showed up at 57th Street Books in Chicago early on Tuesday on a mission to be one of the first to snap up a copy of James Comey’s scalding memoir about his time at the helm of the FBI and his abrupt firing by Presid…
Fed’s bank regulator defends Volcker, liquidity rule easing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top banking regulator on Tuesday defended plans to ease lending rules and trading restrictions introduced following the 2007-2009 global financial crisis during his first appearance before Congress….
White House denies confusion in approach to Russia sanctions
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday the United States had imposed a set of sanctions on Russia and was considering other measures for the future, adding that there was no confusion in the White Ho…
Trump says U.S. in ‘extremely high’ level talks with North Korea on summit
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is engaged in direct talks at “extremely high levels” with North Korea to try to set up a summit between him and its leader, Kim Jong Un.
