Trump had affair with Playboy model: New Yorker report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump had an affair with a Playboy model at the same time he was in a relationship with a porn star and the National Enquirer tabloid paid the model $150,000 to prevent her story being made public, the New Y…
U.S. top court mulls whether to take up ‘Dreamers’ dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday discussed in private how to handle President Donald Trump’s appeal of a judge’s decision blocking his plan to end protections for young illegal immigrants dubbed “Dreamers,” and the nine justices …
Russians indicted in 2016 U.S. election meddling investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian Internet agency and more than a dozen Russians interfered in the U.S. election campaign from 2014 through 2016 in a multi-pronged effort with the aim of supporting then-businessman Donald Trump and disparaging his rival…
U.S. deputy attorney general to make law enforcement announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. deputy attorney general, will make a law enforcement announcement at 1:15 p.m. (1815 GMT), the Justice Department said on Friday.
Trump, Israel’s Netanyahu to meet at White House March 5: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House on March 5, two U.S. officials said on Friday.
U.S. senator’s biofuel overhaul faces resistance
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Senator John Cornyn’s plan to overhaul U.S. biofuels policy faces resistance from the oil and ethanol sectors, reducing chances of a reboot to the controversial regulations, sources familiar with the matter said.
Agreement near on Democrats’ Russia memo: Schiff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are “very close” to reaching agreement with the FBI and Department of Justice on redactions to a memo that seeks to rebut assertions of bias in the probe of U.S. President Donald Trum…
U.S. Supreme Court weighs intervening in ‘Dreamers’ problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court could say on Friday whether it will consider President Donald Trump’s appeal of a lower court decision blocking his order to end a program that shields hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deporta…
Former presidential candidate Romney announces Utah Senate bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, announced on Friday he would run for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah, confirming months of speculation about a return to national polit…
Senate confirms Demers to head Justice Department national security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed John Demers to head the Justice Department’s national security division, after a Republican senator lifted a hold he had put on some of the department’s nominees in protest against the govern…
