Trump defends congratulatory phone call to Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump defended his congratulations to Vladimir Putin on the Russian president’s disputed re-election victory on Wednesday, saying he wants Putin’s help in solving crises from North Korea to Syria and beyond….
Congress unveils $1.3 trillion spending bill as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress late on Wednesday unveiled a $1.3 trillion bill to fund the government through September, which includes an additional $80 billion in national defense spending but fails to f…
Measure to limit Palestinian aid over ‘martyr payments’ due to pass U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to sharply reduce the annual $300 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it take steps to stop making what lawmakers described as payments that reward violent crime is set to be passed by the U.S. Con…
Republican concedes to Democrat in close U.S. House race in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican candidate in a close U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania conceded to his Democratic opponent on Wednesday, cementing a Democratic upset in a long-time Republican area that Pr…
Democrat in U.S. House race in Pennsylvania says opponent concedes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Conor Lamb said on Wednesday that his Republican opponent in a U.S. House of Representatives special election on March 13 in Pennsylvania had conceded the race, cementing a stunning Democratic upset in a long-time Republ…
EPA chief’s security detail joined him on first-class flights, agency tells lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s private security detail accompanied him on first-class flights, the agency confirmed on Wednesday to U.S. House Democrats, who requested details on his travels amid growing scr…
Trump supports massive U.S. funding bill as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, in talks with congressional leaders on Wednesday, backed a $1.3 trillion spending bill meant to avert a U.S. government shutdown, even though it is expected to exclude some of his specific immigration-rela…
U.S. lawmakers want China’s Confucius Institutes to register as foreign agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. Republican lawmakers said on Wednesday they wanted China’s Confucius Institute cultural centers in the United States to register as foreign agents, and to require all U.S. universities to disclose major gifts from fore…
Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry.
Trump defends congratulatory phone call to Russia’s Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump defended his congratulations to Vladimir Putin on the Russian president’s disputed re-election victory on Wednesday, saying he wants Putin’s help in solving crises from North Korea to Syria and beyond….
