Trump’s national security spokesman plans to leave White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The spokesman for President Donald Trump’s National Security Council plans to leave the administration, the White House said on Sunday, a day before Trump’s third national security adviser formally takes up his post.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to meet with U.S. lawmakers Monday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some U.S. lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to appear at Congressional hearings over a political consultancy’s use of customer data, two congr…
Arizona election database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A hack on an Arizona election database during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign was carried out by suspected criminal actors and not the Russian government, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Sunday.
Trump predicts trade concessions by China, despite rising tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Sunday that China would take down its trade barriers, expressing optimism despite escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies that have roiled global markets in th…
Trump says China will take down trade barriers, deal on IP – Tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that China would take down its trade barriers and that the two countries would reach a deal on intellectual property.
Trump says China will take down trade barriers, deal on IP – Tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Tweet on Sunday that China would take down its trade barriers and that the two countries would reach a deal on intellectual property.
Signs of struggles on big cases as U.S. Supreme Court pace slackens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be struggling over how to resolve a key case recently when Justice Stephen Breyer suggested that the best course might be to put off a decision altogether.
Trump stands by embattled EPA chief Pruitt in Tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, and said the official’s travel and security expenses were reasonable.
House panel investigating Pruitt’s condo rental
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional panel is investigating Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s use of a condominium tied to an energy lobbyist, a House Republican aide said on Saturday.
Trump administration grants license for Taiwan submarine project: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has approved the marketing license required for American manufacturers to sell technology to Taiwan that would allow for building domestic submarines, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported on Saturday.