Reluctant Trump grants sanctions relief to Iran one last time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would waive nuclear sanctions against Iran for the last time to give Washington and its European allies a chance to fix the “terrible flaws” of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Political risk looms over Republicans’ welfare tinkering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Political danger signs are flashing, but conservatives in Washington are pushing forward with proposals to change America’s social safety net, an agenda even fellow Republican President Donald Trump recently shied away from.
Democrats call on Trump to improve transparency on trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ten Senate Democrats complained in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday over the lack of transparency in trade negotiations by his administration and called on him to direct agency heads to release documents on trade…
Make security strategy include climate again, lawmakers urge Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of more than 100 bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. House urged President Donald Trump on Friday to reconsider the omission of climate change from his administration’s national security strategy, saying it is a step backw…
Mnuchin sees $1 trillion revenue growth from tax overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday he believed the Republican tax cuts will ultimately become revenue neutral over 10 years due to higher growth, but the Treasury will likely ask Congress for more money to impl…
Ex-combat pilot McSally takes on sheriff Arpaio in Arizona Senate race
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Martha McSally, a former Air Force combat pilot, said on Friday she would run against former sheriff Joe Arpaio, a close ally of President Donald Trump, in the race for the Republican nomination for a key Senate seat fro…
Trump denies ‘shithole’ remarks as condemnation mounts at home and abroad
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U.S. ambassador to Panama resigns, says cannot serve Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, saying he no longer felt able to serve President Donald Trump.
Despite political risk, Republicans tinker with welfare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Political danger signs are flashing, but conservatives in Washington are pushing forward with proposals to change America’s social safety net, an agenda even fellow Republican President Donald Trump recently shied away from.
Trump’s envoy to Netherlands: Muslim comment was ‘just wrong’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new envoy to the Netherlands said on Friday a comment he made two years ago about Dutch politicians being set on fire by Muslim immigrants was “just wrong,” two days after he refused to answer questio…
