Turkey urges U.S. to review visa suspension as lira, stocks tumble
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey urged the United States on Monday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee sharply escalated tension between the two NATO allies and drove Turkey’s currency and stocks lower.
New Wall Street candidates emerge to test Trump-era appeal
(Reuters) – With a businessman turned politician now in the Oval Office, a small but growing number of bankers and Wall Street financiers across the United States have set their sights on politics.
Trump’s popularity is slipping in rural America: poll
(Reuters) – Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed U.S. President Donald Trump in last year’s election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments with the man he …
China says hopes Iran nuclear deal stays intact amid Trump criticism
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it hopes the Iran nuclear deal will stay intact, playing an important role in keeping the peace, after a senior U.S. official said President Donald Trump is expected to decertify the agreement.
Trump seeks border wall, crackdown on unaccompanied minors for ‘Dreamer’ deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who pledged to help protect young people known as “Dreamers” brought illegally to the United States as children, called on Sunday for money to fund a border wall to be part of any immigration deal.
Democrats rule out Trump’s request for border wall funding in help for ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats rejected President Donald Trump’s requests on Sunday that renewed protection for “Dreamers” – people brought illegally to the United States as children – include funding for a border wall and money for tho…
Pence exits NFL game after players kneel during anthem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a National Football League game on Sunday after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year in silent protest against police violence to…
U.S., Turkey mutually suspend visa services for security reasons
ANKARA (Reuters) – The U.S. mission in Turkey and subsequently the Turkish mission in Washington mutually scaled back visa services after a U.S. consulate employee was arrested in Turkey, in the latest sign of fraying diplomatic relations between the N…
Blackwater founder Prince weighing U.S. Senate run: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Erik Prince, who founded a private military contractor that has faced lawsuits for shootings and other misconduct in Iraq, is considering challenging a Republican Senator from Wyoming in a primary next year, the New York Times re…
NRA opposes outright U.S. ban on gun devices used by Las Vegas killer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons a…
