Trump praises ‘productive’ China talks, but tough action seen ahead
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lauded his Beijing meetings on trade and North Korea as “very productive”, ending a visit which Chinese media declared set a “new blueprint” for handling ties, even as the White House looks set for toughe…
As Trump targets immigrants, U.S. farm sector looks to automate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Convincing big U.S. dairy owners to buy robots to milk their cows – and reduce the farmhands they employ – used to be a tough sell for Steve Fried. Recently, his job has gotten easier, he says, in part because of President Donal…
Trump praises ‘highly respected’ Xi; China media says visit set new blueprint for U.S.-China ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese leader Xi Jinping as “highly respected” on Friday as he left Beijing for Vietnam, ending a visit which Chinese media declared set a “new blueprint” for handling U.S.-China relations and di…
Google supports U.S. efforts to disclose buyers of online political ads
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google unit told U.S. election regulators in a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday that it “strongly supports” tightening rules on online political advertising as part of efforts to curtail “foreign abuse and inf…
China media praises tone, outcome of Trump-Xi summit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Friday praised the tone and outcome of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, saying he and Chinese President Xi Jinping were setting a new blueprint for handling relations and managing their differen…
Dueling Republican tax plans advance in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a tax plan on Thursday that differed from the House of Representatives’ version on several key fronts, including how they treat the corporate tax rate, the tax deduction for state and local taxes,…
Senate Republicans debut tax plan, House panel passes its version
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a tax plan on Thursday that differed from legislation in the House of Representatives on several fronts, including how they treat the corporate tax rate, the tax deduction for state and local taxe…
More Americans think wealthy, not middle class, will benefit from tax reform: Reuters/Ipsos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans are more likely to believe the wealthy will benefit most from the tax reform currently being pushed in the U.S. Congress by Republicans who insist their goal is to help the middle class, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opi…
Trump, Clinton camps both offered slice of dossier firm’s work: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The same political research firm that prepared a dossier on Trump campaign ties to Russia had unrelated information on Clinton Foundation donors that a Russian lawyer obtained and offered to President Donald Trump’s eldest son la…
Pence voices U.S. concern to Turkish prime minister about arrests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence expressed “deep concern” to Turkey’s prime minister on Thursday about the arrests of American citizens and local staff of U.S. missions in Turkey, the White House said.
