Trump renews call for death penalty for New York truck attack suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his call on Thursday for the death penalty against the Uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people by driving a truck down a popular Manhattan bike path, the deadliest act of suspected ter…
Twitter says Trump’s account deactivated by employee leaving company
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated by a Twitter Inc employee who was leaving the company on Thursday and was down for 11 minutes before it was restored, the social media company said.
Trump says ending chain migration will be part of a DACA deal: Fox interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday ending so-called chain migration, which allows legal immigrants to apply for relatives abroad to come to the United States, would be part of any legislation to help young immigrants br…
U.S. draft U.N. resolution seeks extension of Syria chemical probe
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would extend by two years the mandate of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, after Russia vetoed an extension last we…
Twitter says Trump’s account ‘inadvertently deactivated’ by Twitter employee
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was “inadvertently deactivated” due to human error by a Twitter Inc employee on Thursday and was down for 11 minutes before it was restored, the social media company said.
Exclusive: Trump boosts disaster aid for Puerto Rico rebuild
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed to expand the use of disaster aid to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid and other infrastructure wrecked by Hurricane Maria, the White House said.
Exclusive: Trump agrees to pick up 90 percent of Puerto Rico rebuilding costs – aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed to expand the use of disaster aid to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid and other infrastructure wrecked by Hurricane Maria, a senior White House official told Reuters.
Trump taps Fed centrist Powell to lead U.S. central bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday tapped Fed Governor Jerome Powell to become head of the U.S. central bank, breaking with precedent by denying Janet Yellen a second term but signaling a continuation of her cautious monetary pol…
World ‘running out of time’ on North Korea, Trump to tell Asia: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will tell leaders on a five-nation Asia tour the world is “running out of time” on North Korea’s nuclear crisis and that he will give his strategy to isolate Pyongyang a few months before making adjust…
U.S. judge orders former Trump aides to stay under home arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort to remain under home arrest and wear an electronic monitoring device for now as he awaits a tentative trial date on money-laundering …
