U.S. won’t sent 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.
Oprah Winfrey ‘intrigued’ by U.S. presidential run: friend Gayle King
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Media magnate Oprah Winfrey is “intrigued” by the possibility of running for the U.S. presidency in 2020 but is not considering it now, a close friend said on Tuesday after Winfrey’s speech at a Hollywood awards show thrust her n…
Trump to meet lawmakers in search for immigration compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Republican and Democratic lawmakers in an uphill search for an election-year compromise on protecting thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Democrats ask watchdog to review new IRS tax guidelines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic politicians asked a government watchdog on Monday to scrutinize implementation of President Donald Trump’s tax law, warning that the administration could use new tax guidelines to create the appearance of a la…
House Foreign Affairs Chair Royce latest Republican leaving Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Ed Royce said on Monday he will not run for a 14th term representing his southern California district, a seat that could be a key to Democratic efforts to win back control of the House of Representa…
Democrat donor to pump $30 million into winning House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Tom Steyer, who has spent millions on national ads calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, will spend $30 million this year trying to get members of his party elected to the U.S. House of Representatives t…
Trump tells farmers he supports crop insurance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told farmers gathered in Tennessee that he supports crop insurance, signaling a possible shift from his proposals last year to shrink a program that many farmers rely on for funding the…
U.S. Rep. Royce is latest House Republican to announce retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Ed Royce said on Monday he will not run for a 14th term to serve his southern California district, a seat seen as a key to Democratic efforts to win back control of the House of Representatives.
Top Democrats send mixed signals on Dreamers, budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress sent mixed signals on Monday about chances for cutting a deal with Republicans to save the “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation and preventing a federal government shutdown ahead of a J…
Bannon’s ‘treasonous’ comment directed at Trump Jr., not Manafort: author
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s comment that a meeting between Trump campaign officials and a group of Russians was “treasonous” focused on President Donald Trump’s son and not his former campaign manager, as Bannon now main…
