U.S. states vow to defend auto fuel efficiency standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly a dozen U.S. states and Washington D.C. on Tuesday promised to defend federal automobile efficiency standards against a rollback proposed this week by Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency…
Memphis workers reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination 50 years later
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) – A half century ago, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to march in support of the city’s striking sanitation workers. It was the last trip the Baptist minister turned civil rights leader would make in the name of soc…
Trump discusses Iran threat with Qatar emir: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the threat posed by Iran with the emir of Qatar on Tuesday and also stressed the importance of resolving the rift among Gulf nations, the White House said.
White House postpones planned Trump summit with Gulf leaders: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is postponing until September a summit with Gulf Arab leaders that had been planned for this spring amid an ongoing dispute between Qatar and other U.S. allies in the region, according to five U.S. offici…
Trump: deploy military at U.S.-Mexico border until wall built
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump stepped up his tough talk on immigration on Tuesday, saying he wants to deploy U.S. military forces to stop illegal immigrants at the border with Mexico until a long-promised wall is completed and “proper s…
Lawyer tied to ex-Trump aides gets 30-day sentence in Mueller probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Dutch son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 days in prison and fined $20,000 for lying to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators about contacts with an official in President Donald T…
Trump says seeking Syria pullout, clashing with advisors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “get out” of Syria and promised decisions soon, clashing with top advisors who spoke almost simultaneously about the hard work needed to defeat Islamic State.
Trump says he thinks he could have a good relationship with Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, standing alongside the leaders of three Baltic countries most concerned about the potential for aggression from Moscow, on Tuesday said he thought he could have a good relationship with Russian Presid…
Trump says he will use military to protect U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would use U.S. military forces to protect the nation’s southern border with Mexico until there is a border wall and “proper security” in place.
Lawyer linked to former Trump aide gets 30 days in prison, $20,000 fine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Dutch son-in-law of one of Russia’s richest men was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 days in prison and fined $20,000 for lying to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators about contacts with an official in President Donald T…
