White House officials made to sign non-disclosure agreements: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump ordered senior staff after they joined the White House to sign non-disclosure agreements following several leaks in the early months of his administration, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Trump to unveil opioid plan seeking death penalty for drug dealers: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will unveil a plan on Monday to combat the opioid addiction crisis that includes seeking the death penalty for drug dealers and urging Congress to toughen sentencing laws for drug traffickers, White House o…
Republican lawmakers concerned by Facebook data leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several U.S. Republican lawmakers expressed concern over privacy violations on Sunday after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump’s campaign gained inappropriate access to 50 million Fac…
Republicans to Trump: Let Mueller do his job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican senators warned President Donald Trump on Sunday not to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and said the president must let federal investigators looking into Russian meddling in the U.S. election do their jobs.
Exclusive: Sources contradict Sessions’ testimony he opposed Russia outreach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the mat…
Congress aims for six-month shutdown … of budget squabbles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress, facing yet another government shutdown deadline at midnight on Friday, will try this week to approve a massive spending bill that would end lawmakers’ nettlesome budget infighting, at least through Sept. 30.
Senator Durbin: No government shutdown over budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said on Sunday that lawmakers would find a way to pass a budget in time for a Friday deadline to fund government agencies despite disagreement over immigration issues.
Republican senators warn Trump not to end Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican senators warned President Donald Trump on Sunday against trying to shut down the federal probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, saying it was important to let Special Counsel Robert Mueller do his…
Republican senator expects Trump to pull out of Iran deal: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he expects President Donald Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May.
U.S. top court mulls free speech fight over ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
(Reuters) – The Pregnancy Care Clinic in the Southern California city of El Cajon offers a host of services for pregnant women including ultrasound exams, prenatal vitamins and maternity clothes. There is one major exception: abortion.
