U.S. ambassador to Mexico to resign amid tense bilateral relations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson will step down from the job in May, she said on Thursday, joining a growing list of senior State Department officials to resign from the agency during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Trump announces slate of nominees for U.S. Sentencing Commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said Thursday he intends to nominate a slate of four candidates to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan independent agency that is tasked with analyzing sentencing data and helping to reduc…
Reeling from Trump gun meeting, Republicans mull next steps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican senators in the U.S. Congress signaled on Thursday that they were hesitant to embrace a call from President Donald Trump for sweeping changes to gun laws, including measures more typically backed by Democrats.
Lawmakers question Trump ties to Panama project linked to laundering, trafficking
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee have asked the Trump Organization if it was aware of allegations that real estate agents and investors involved in the Trump Ocean Club in Panama had ties …
Florida’s Rubio to unveil plan for gun bill after Trump presses Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said on Thursday he would unveil a gun and school safety plan, a day after President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass key legislation aimed at preventing massacres like the one at a Florida high schoo…
U.S. lawmakers question Trump ties to Panama project
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee have asked the Trump Organization if it was aware of allegations that real estate agents and investors involved in the Trump Ocean Club in Panama had ties …
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Mar 01) – Gun free zones, steel and aluminum industries
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
China angered with U.S.-Taiwan travel bill, adding to tensions
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, but the step drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperation.
Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that has angered China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, which China has warned could threaten stability in the Taiwan Strait, but drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperati…
In blow to Trump, top aide Hope Hicks to leave White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hope Hicks, one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s longest-serving and most trusted aides, is resigning from her job as White House communications director, a blow to the president, whose inner circle has been depleted by firings a…
