Trump tweet on nuclear button keeps Kim Jong Un ‘on his toes’: Haley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s has kept Kim “on his toes” and makes clear the risks of a nuclear standoff, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nik…
Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ talk to North Korea’s Kim on phone
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “absolutely” be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and that he hopes a positive development results from talks between North Korea and South …
With renewed vigor, U.S. top court scrutinizes curbs on voting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Government officials across the United States try to maintain accurate voter rolls by removing people who have died or moved away. But a case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday explores whether some states are aggr…
Trump, meeting with Republican leaders, says welfare reform may have to wait
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders said after talks on Saturday that they would make an election-year push this year for an immigration overhaul and infrastructure spending but that welfare refo…
Trump rejects author’s accusations, calls self ‘stable genius’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an author’s accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his business career and election victory showed he is “a very stable genius.”
Trump book author says his revelations will bring down U.S. president
LONDON (Reuters) – The author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump’s first year as U.S. president said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump’s time in the White House.
California bill uses donations to avoid Trump tax changes
(Reuters) – A new proposal in California would allow residents to make donations instead of paying taxes in order to avoid the new federal tax plan’s cap on deductions of state taxes.
Trump meets Republican leaders to set strategy for 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Following a tumultuous start to 2018, President Donald Trump and top Republicans began a two-day retreat in Maryland on Friday to lay out legislative priorities for the year and discuss strategy for pivotal November congressional…
Democrats, Republicans trade barbs in tense immigration talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Months of bipartisan negotiations in the U.S. Senate over the fate of young, undocumented immigrants known as ‘Dreamers’ turned angry on Friday, with the lead Democratic negotiator blasting the White House for making “hardline an…
Senate’s Trump-Russia probe not close to ending: top Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Intelligence Committee probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election is nowhere near over, as lawmakers probe issues including a June 2016 meeting between top aides to then-Republican candidate Donald Trump and a Russ…
