Trump signs U.S.-Taiwan travel bill; China ‘strongly dissatisfied’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views Taiwan as a wayward province.
Next to exit Trump White House? Odds favor McMaster, online bookie says
(Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is most likely the next official to leave the Trump administration, following a string of firings and resignations, according to an online betting website said which put the odds against him stay…
Trump signs U.S.-Taiwan travel bill that China has opposed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would allow U.S. officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts, a move certain to anger China, which views Taiwan as a wayward province.
Corn-state senators seek Trump meeting as U.S. biofuel changes loom
(Reuters) – A group of senators from U.S. corn states have asked President Donald Trump for a meeting about the nation’s biofuels law, amid expectations the administration will soon act to lower the regulation’s costs to the oil refining industry.
White House seeks to allay staff concerns about personnel changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Chief of Staff John Kelly assured aides to President Donald Trump on Friday that no immediate personnel changes were in the works, as he sought to tamp down a wave of uncertainty generated by persistent indications Tr…
London court rules UK spy behind Trump dossier must give evidence in U.S. libel trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British spy Christopher Steele, who compiled a “dossier” of allegations linking U.S. President Donald Trump to Russia, must give a deposition in a U.S. libel case, lawyers for the Russian businessman involved said on Friday.
Kentucky legislature passes bill to curb teen marriage
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Kentucky legislators passed a bill on Friday that seeks to tighten restrictions on child marriage, which advocates said is aimed at blocking weddings between younger girls and older men, a situation they say can lead to domestic …
White House seeks to allay staff concerns over potential shakeup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Chief of Staff John Kelly assured aides to President Donald Trump on Friday that no immediate personnel changes are coming as he sought to tamp down a wave of uncertainty generated by persistent evidence Trump wants m…
Louise Slaughter, longtime progressive New York congresswoman, dies at 88
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, a Kentucky blacksmith’s daughter who became a leading progressive voice in Congress from New York, died early on Friday, her chief of staff said. She was 88.
Trump asked South Korea officials to show flexibility in trade talks: Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump asked South Korean officials to show flexibility in trade negotiations with the United States in a phone call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the Blue House said in a statement on Friday.
