U.S. House transportation panel chair says he will not seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Representative Bill Shuster, the chairman of the Transportation Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, will not run for re-election in November, he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Republican Senator Hatch says he will not seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November, opening the door to a potential Senate bid by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate and who has been one of the party…
Trump on Twitter (Jan 2) – Iranian regime, Huma Abedin, North Korea, DACA
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Jan 2) – Iranian regime, Huma Abedin
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Trump says U.S. has gotten ‘nothing’ from Pakistan aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States has “foolishly” handed Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years while getting nothing in return, and pledged to put a stop to it.
As U.S. budget fight looms, Republicans flip their fiscal script
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a conservative Republican faction in the U.S. Congress, who voted this month for a huge expansion of the national debt to pay for tax cuts, called himself a “fiscal conservative” on Sunday and urged budget restraint i…
Senior U.S. Republican senator: ‘Let Mr. Mueller do his job’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The special counsel investigation of links between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 election campaign should continue without interference in 2018, despite calls from some Trump administration allies and Republican lawmakers to …
FBI Russia probe helped by Australian diplomat tip-off: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
U.S. military to accept transgender recruits on Monday: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transgender people will be allowed for the first time to enlist in the U.S. military starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, the Pentagon said on Friday, after President Donald Trump’s administration decided not to appea…
White House, Congress prepare for talks on spending, immigration
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it was set to kick off talks next week with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on immigration policy, government spending and other issues that need to be wrapped …
