White House works to release Republican memo despite FBI warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House worked on Thursday to clear the release of a secret Republican memo alleging FBI bias against President Donald Trump in its Russia probe, an administration official said, disregarding a warning from the top U.S. l…
Romney will announce Feb. 15 whether he will run for Senate
(Reuters) – Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Thursday he would announce on Feb. 15 whether he will seek a U.S. Senate seat in Utah.
Ryan says progress on spending talks, sees another stopgap measure
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that while there had been progress on a long-term government funding bill, another stopgap measure would be needed as the details are finalized.
Republican lawmaker urges Trump to extend deadline for Congress to fix Dreamers dilemma
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator James Lankford said on Thursday he would encourage President Donald Trump to extend the March 5 deadline he has set to repeal the program for so-called Dreamers who came to the United Sta…
Trump urges compromise as Republicans wrestle with immigration
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans on Thursday to put aside misgivings over letting young “Dreamer” immigrants stay in the United States and pass a bill that includes that measure but also i…
CIA Director Pompeo defends meetings with Russian spy chiefs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday defended talks he had at CIA headquarters last week with Russian spy chiefs at a time of strained ties between Washington and Moscow and political squabbling over …
White House works to release Republican memo amid warnings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House was working on Thursday to clear the release of a secret Republican memo alleging FBI bias against President Donald Trump, an administration official said, disregarding a warning from the top U.S. law enforcement …
Appeals court upholds structure of U.S. consumer bureau
(This January 31 story corrects date of original court ruling in paragraph two)
Trump blames Democrats for young immigrants’ plight
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans will turn their attention to infrastructure and immigration issues, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, blaming Democrats for failing to help young “Dreamer” immigrants even as disunity simm…
No. 3 U.S. diplomat quits in latest departure under Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department’s third-ranking official, Tom Shannon, said on Thursday he was stepping down, the latest senior career diplomat to exit since President Donald Trump took office a year ago.