Trump’s consumer watchdog chief vents about ‘leaked’ information: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. watchdog for protecting consumers against financial abuse on Thursday blamed employees for “leaking” information about cases that he had dropped or was aiming to settle, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reut…
Missouri governor faces growing pressure to resign over sex scandal
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, charged with criminal invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair, faced mounting pressure to resign on Thursday after lawmakers presented detailed allegations of abuse and blackma…
Comey says in book Trump denied allegations of lewd behavior: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump denied allegations of lewd behavior made in an intelligence dossier and asked whether the FBI would consider proving it was a lie, former FBI Director James Comey wrote in an upcoming memoir, according to t…
Trump lawyer to seek halt to Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, will seek on Friday to halt porn star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit, and Daniels’ attorney said he expected Cohen to refuse to testify if the effort fails.
VP Pence to visit Brazil at end of May
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will visit Brazil at the end of May in his first official trip to the country, the governments of the United States and Brazil said on Thursday.
Trump now less likely to sit for Mueller interview: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An interview of U.S. President Donald Trump by special counsel Robert Mueller was less likely after this week’s FBI raids on Trump’s personal lawyer, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Pence to meet Canada’s Trudeau at Americas summit in Lima: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet on Saturday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, a White House official said on Thursday.
Republicans, eyeing midterms, hold ‘messaging’ vote on deficits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday failed to pass a balanced budget amendment that would have prohibited federal spending from exceeding revenues.
U.S. VP Pence to meet with Venezuelan opposition leaders in Lima: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Venezuelan opposition leaders in Lima, Peru on Friday, White House officials said, part of a U.S. push to galvanize regional pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Senate confirms former coal lobbyist as deputy at EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist and senate aide, as deputy at the Environmental Protection Agency by a vote of 53 to 45.
