Cyprus company sues ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort for financial fraud
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort faced a new legal headache on Wednesday after a Cyprus-based company sued him and his business partner Richard Gates over allegations they committed financial fraud by misapprop…
Trump expected to extend sanctions relief to Iran: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to extend sanctions relief to Iran this week as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
Divided Supreme Court may allow Ohio voter purge policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices were joined by liberal Stephen Breyer on Wednesday in signaling sympathy toward Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from registration rolls — a practice critics say disenfranchises…
Trump’s new Netherlands envoy sheds no light on ‘Muslim chaos’ comment
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Netherlands, who two years ago said Muslim migrants had sown chaos in the country, cut short questions seeking clarification of those remarks in his first meeting with its media …
Democrat concedes in Virginia race after losing lottery drawing
(Reuters) – A Virginia Democrat who lost a tied race for the state House of Delegates in a lottery-style drawing conceded on Wednesday but said she would run again in 2019.
After Florida, more states press U.S. for offshore drilling exemptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governors and other officials from several U.S. coastal states ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday to exempt their waters from an offshore drilling plan, hours after the Interior Department granted Florida…
Stung by Wolff book, Trump calls for stronger U.S. libel laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration will examine whether U.S. libel laws can be strengthened after a new book questioned his mental fitness to serve as president.
Trump, of possibility of talks with North Korea, says: ‘Who knows where it leads?’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed the possibility of U.S. talks with North Korea but said it was far from clear whether they would pay dividends.
Democrats target Russia, Trump on election meddling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. lawmakers accused Russia on Wednesday of a “relentless assault” on democratic institutions worldwide, and called on President Donald Trump to treat election interference as a national crisis.
Supreme Court divided over Ohio voter purge policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared at odds on Wednesday in a closely watched voting rights case, differing over whether Ohio’s purging of infrequent voters from its registration rolls — a policy critic…
