U.S. top court rejects former New York lawmaker Silver’s appeal
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s bid to avoid a retrial on corruption charges after his 2015 conviction was thrown out by a lower court.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Jan 16) – Border security, immigration
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Homeland Security chief: Deporting ‘Dreamers’ not top priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do not pass a program to protect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief s…
Ex-Trump chief strategist Bannon to meet with House panel on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday with a U.S. House of Representatives committee that is probing whether Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
Ex-Trump chief strategist Bannon meets with House panel on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday with a U.S. House of Representatives committee that is probing whether Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
U.S. report detailing new Russia sanctions to be issued on Jan. 29: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.S. report detailing new sanctions against Russia will be published on Jan. 29, the TASS news agency cited U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman as saying on Tuesday.
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers urge AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T Inc, the No. 2 wireless carrier, to cut commercial ties to Chinese phone maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and oppose plans by telecom operator China Mobile Ltd to enter the U.S. market because of national security concerns, two congressional aides said.
Foreign governments, candidates, trade groups spent at Trump properties: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sixty-four trade groups, foreign governments, Republican candidates and others stayed at or held events at properties linked to U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump’s first year in office, a political watchdog group said in a…
Trump blames Senator Durbin for blowing immigration deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Senator Dick Durbin for blowing up talks on a deal to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and said the Democratic lawmaker misrepresented his comments about Ha…
Trump says Durbin ‘totally misrepresented’ comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Democratic Senator Dick Durbin “totally misrepresented” what was said at a White House meeting on immigration on Thursday, and was hurting efforts to strike a deal to protect so-called D…
