White House official says there’s been no discussions about firing Rosenstein
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House official said on Friday that there has been no discussions or considerations about firing Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Trump steps up fight over Russia probe, backs release of secret memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his Republican allies on Friday escalated a campaign against U.S. law enforcement agencies over their probe into Russia by making public a classified memo that the FBI had sought to keep under wraps.
U.S. immigration deal by deadline ‘could very well not happen’: Trump
STERLING, Va./ WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a deal on the status of 700,000 “Dreamer” immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children “could very well not happen” by March 5, when a program protecting them from deportation expires.
Trump pick K.T. McFarland withdraws nomination as envoy to Singapore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Singapore, withdrew from consideration for the job on Friday after her nomination became stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Trump steps up fight over Russia probe, approves release of secret memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his Republican allies on Friday escalated a campaign against U.S. law enforcement agencies over their probe into Russia by making public a classified memo that the FBI had sought to keep under wraps.
Trump says an immigration deal by March 5 ‘could very well not happen’
STERLING, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday an agreement on the status of some 700,000 so-called Dreamers brought to the United States illegally as children “could very well not happen” by March 5, when the program protecting them from deportation expires.
K.T. McFarland asks Trump to withdraw her nomination as envoy to Singapore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump as his nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Singapore, asked him on Friday to withdraw her stalled nomination.
Lawsuit to block Mulvaney from leading CFPB is dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a federal credit union in Manhattan that sought to block U.S. President Donald Trump from installing Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Trump escalates fight over Russia probe, approves release of secret memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved the release of a classified Republican memo that alleges bias against him at the FBI and Justice Department, in an extraordinary showdown with law enforcement agencies over the probe…
Treasury warns of wide impact if U.S. sanctions Russian debt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said in a report submitted to Congress this week that expanding sanctions on Russia to include new sovereign debt would have “negative spillover effects” on global financial markets and businesses.