Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after tariffs dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and a voice for Wall Street in the White House, said on Tuesday he would resign, a move that came after he lost a fight over Trump’s plans for hefty steel and alu…
Trade skeptics gain upper hand in White House as Cohn quits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Economic nationalists appeared to gain the upper hand in a White House battle over trade with the resignation of Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, on Tuesday in a move that could ramp up protectionist measures that …
Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after dispute over tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, said on Tuesday he was resigning, a decision that came after he lost a fight within the White House over plans to impose hefty steel and aluminum tariffs.
Republican pushback on tariffs gathers steam as Trump stands firm
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn resigned on Tuesday after the U.S. president said he would push ahead with punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum imports which some critics have dubbed the first shot in …
Republican pushback on Trump tariffs gathers steam as president stands firm
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers stepped up calls on Tuesday for President Donald Trump to pull back from proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell added to an avalanche of criticism…
Trump says U.S. will counteract any meddling in 2018 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was interference by Russia and probably by other countries in the 2016 U.S. election, and the United States would counteract any attempt at meddling in the November 2018 elections…
Top U.S. intel official insists White House engaged on election security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence official insisted on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration is “actively engaged” in countering Russian efforts to influence the November elections, even as he warned of Moscow’s continuing…
Democrats turn up heat on EPA chief over contracts, moonlighting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to explain how an agency contract was awarded last year to the business associate of a member of his personal security detail.
Republican pushback on Trump tariffs gathers steam, talk of modifications emerge
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers stepped up calls on Tuesday for President Donald Trump to pull back from proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell added to an avalanche of criticism…
Actress Cynthia Nixon may challenge Cuomo for New York governor: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cynthia Nixon, a liberal activist and a star of the hit television series “Sex and the City,” is considering a run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, NY1 television said on Tuesd…
