Trump pushes bipartisan immigration deal, but renews demand on border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to find a bipartisan solution to protect thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation but repeated his demand that any agreement must include funding for a bo…
Senator Warren says U.S. needs to ‘rethink’ money laundering laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday the United States needed to review outdated laws for combating money laundering which are creating an undue compliance burden for small and community banks.
Trump says wants to take up infrastructure overhaul soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would like to pass legislation to overhaul the nation’s aging roads, bridges, and other infrastructure as quickly as possible.
Trump to attend Davos economic forum: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland later this month, his chief spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Trump urges lawmakers to tackle bipartisan immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his demands for immigration reform during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers on Tuesday, saying any bill to address young immigrants brought to the United States illegally must also provide…
Scalise to undergo surgery in post-shooting treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steve Scalise said he would undergo surgery on Wednesday as part of continuing treatment of wounds sustained in a June shooting.
Former Arizona sheriff Arpaio says he’ll run for U.S. Senate
(Reuters) – Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona sheriff and a close ally of President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday he would run for the U.S. Senate to replace retiring Republican Senator Jeff Flake.
U.S. won’t send Americans back to Embassy in Havana yet: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government will not send American staff back to the U.S. Embassy in Havana yet, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday amid concerns over what Washington calls attacks that have sickened two dozen diplomats.
Tillerson to order new probe of Havana embassy health “attacks”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will convene a new high-level investigation into the harm that Washington says U.S. diplomats in Havana suffered in unexplained health attacks, a senior State Department official said on Tues…
FBI chief calls unbreakable encryption ‘urgent public safety issue’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The inability of law enforcement authorities to access data from electronic devices due to powerful encryption is an “urgent public safety issue,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday as he sought to renew a contentious d…
