Trump promises U.S. friends ‘flexibility’ as trade war warnings rise
WASHINGTON/PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) – President Donald Trump offered the prospect of relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to countries that “treat us fairly on trade” on Thursday, a gesture apparently aimed at renewing pressure on Canada and Mexico to…
State Dept. approves $367 million in military sales to Qatar and UAE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department approved a total of $367 million worth of potential foreign military sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said in separate approval notices on Thursday.
Trump to meet with video-game industry in wake of Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After criticizing video games in the wake of a school shooting in Florida last month, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with industry executives on Thursday to discuss what the president believes is a link between the games a…
Trump plans to offer Canada, Mexico 30-day tariff exemption: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to offer Canada and Mexico a 30-day exemption from planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which could be extended based on progress in NAFTA talks, a White House official said on Wednesda…
U.S. special counsel probes Seychelles meeting with Russian: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. special counsel investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election has gathered evidence that a secret meeting in the Seychelles in January 2017 was an attempt to set up a back-channel between the incoming Trum…
U.S. Forest Service chief resigns amid sexual misconduct accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Forest Service, Tony Tooke, resigned on Wednesday amid an investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct made against him.
Trump to authorize tariffs as White House opens way for more exemptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House raised the possibility on Wednesday that impending hefty U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could exclude a clutch of countries besides Canada and Mexico as President Donald Trump looked set to authorize t…
Foreign banks carved out of Senate regulatory relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign banks have been excluded from a key provision relaxing oversight of small and mid-sized lenders under a modified version of a U.S. Senate bill that aims to ease rules introduced following the 2007-2009 global financial cr…
Trump spoke to witnesses about discussions they had with special counsel: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. special counsel in the Russian election meddling investigation has learned of two conversations in which President Donald Trump asked witnesses about matters discussed with investigators, the New York Times reported on …
Florida lawmakers pass gun-school safety bill three weeks after massacre
(Reuters) – Florida lawmakers, spurred by last month’s deadly high school shooting, gave final passage on Wednesday to a bill to raise the legal age for buying rifles, impose a three-day waiting period on all gun sales and allow the arming of some scho…
