Judge tells ex-Trump adviser Manafort to stop communicating with media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday issued a stern warning to President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort to refrain from making statements to the media that could harm his right to a fair trial.
Trump records ‘robo-call’ for Moore ahead of Alabama vote
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) – President Donald Trump sought to boost Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore by releasing a recorded phone call on his behalf in the final stretch of a bitter Alabama election fight marked by accusations of sexual misco…
Powell faces early test of policy view as tax cuts near approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Incoming Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, chosen by U.S. President Donald Trump to keep the recovery humming, appears set to let an expected trillion=dollar tax cut run its course through the economy as weak wage growth and i…
Roy Moore campaign casts Alabama race as referendum on Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The campaign of Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for U.S. senator in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct, appealed on Sunday to President Donald Trump’s supporters, saying a vote for Moore would be a vote for Tru…
Senator Collins says undecided on final tax bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins, whose support was crucial in passing the Senate tax reform bill earlier this month, said on Sunday she has not yet decided whether she will back the final measure negotiated by House and Sen…
Haley: Women accusers should be heard, even if Trump is target
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that any woman who has felt violated or mistreated by a man has every right to speak up, even if she is accusing President Donald Trump.
Democrats eye gains in Pennsylvania trial on ‘goofy’ gerrymandering
LOWER MERION, Pa. (Reuters) – In Pennsylvania state Senator Daylin Leach’s bid to win a seat vital to the Democratic Party’s chances in 2018 elections of taking control of the U.S. Congress, his opponents may not be his biggest obstacle.
Trump attends civil rights museum opening; black leaders stay away
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump flew to Mississippi on Saturday to attend the opening of a civil rights museum, but his visit was marred by the absence of top African-American leaders who stayed away in protest of his policies an…
Ukrainian author of Manafort op-ed says sought input to avoid errors
KIEV (Reuters) – The author of an article that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller believes Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort ghost-wrote in violation of a gag order said on Saturday he had sought input on the op-ed before publishing to avo…
Trump urges Alabama voters to back Roy Moore
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday voiced support for Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican Senate candidate dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct, during a rally that foreshadowed themes for next year’s midterm elections.