Detained immigrants separated from children in U.S. sue Trump administration
(Reuters) – Migrants separated from their children after they were detained for illegally entering the United States filed a class action lawsuit on Friday, claiming there are “hundreds” of parents in the same situation, and that the Trump administrati…
Democrats seek subpoenas for White House security clearance data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on a congressional committee investigating the White House’s security clearance procedures on Friday urged the panel’s Republican chairman to compel the Trump administration to turn over records they said were being wit…
Russia probe grand jury hears from ex-Trump aide Nunberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Donald Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg, who had balked at testifying in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, appeared at the federal courthouse in Washington on Friday as part of Special…
Trump may exempt more countries from tariffs: Treasury’s Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could exempt more countries from trade tariffs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday.
Former Trump campaign aide Nunberg appears before grand jury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Donald Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg, who had balked at testifying in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, appeared at the federal courthouse in Washington on Friday as part of Special…
U.S. allies line up for exemptions from Trump’s tariffs
BRUSSELS/SHANGHAI/TOKYO (Reuters) – From Japan and South Korea to Australia and Europe, officials lined up on Friday to seek exemptions from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports, while Chinese producers called on Beijing …
U.S. court to weigh Republican challenge to Pennsylvania voter redistricting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A panel of federal judges on Friday will weigh Republicans’ latest attempt to block new Pennsylvania district boundaries for voters in congressional elections that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning control of Congres…
Trump sets steel and aluminum tariffs but exempts Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pressed ahead on Thursday with import tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent for aluminum but exempted Canada and Mexico and offered the possibility of excluding other allies, backtracking from …
States’ rights rancher Ryan Bundy to run for Nevada governor
(Reuters) – Ryan Bundy, who was at the forefront of two armed confrontations between right-wing militia activists and the U.S. government over the past four years, said on Thursday he planned to run for Nevada governor on a states’ rights platform.
Wall Street laments Cohn leaving White House but no one eager to take his place
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The departure of Gary Cohn as U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior economic adviser has Wall Street pondering who would want to leave a well-paying job in the private sector to work in a White House marked by tension, turnover and …
