Republicans could lose U.S. House in 2018 over immigration fight: Bannon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican infighting over the fate of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children could be so vitriolic that the party loses control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, Steve Bannon, a former advise…
Trump on Hurricane Irma: ‘This is some big monster’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called Hurricane Irma “some big monster” as it battered the Florida coast, saying he wanted to go to the state very soon and praising emergency officials for their efforts to protect people.
Trump has ‘great concern’ about Irma as storm bears down: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the full resources of the federal government to help Florida and other states hit by Hurricane Irma and has “great concern” about the storm as it batters the Florida coast, his vice presid…
Trump has ‘great concern’ about Irma as storm bears down: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the full resources of the federal government to help Florida and other states hit by Hurricane Irma and has “great concern” about the storm as it batters the Florida coast, his vice presid…
No talk of ousting U.S. House Speaker Ryan, says key conservative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, a leading House conservative, said on Sunday that fellow conservatives are not discussing replacing Speaker Paul Ryan despite unhappiness with the way Republican leaders handled last week’s debt ce…
Trump briefed on Irma; Pence going to FEMA headquarters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump was briefed on Sunday about the path of Hurricane Irma and preparations made to respond to the storm by the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House said.
Trump speaks to governors, senators on Irma, approves disaster areas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to the governors of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee on Sunday, the White House said, as Hurricane Irma’s path moved away from the lower Florida Keys westward to the Gulf Coast and …
U.S. Senator McCain says facing ‘very vicious form of cancer’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain, who recently returned to Washington after treatment for brain cancer, said on Sunday the disease is vicious but that the treatment is going well and he has more energy than before.
Trump calls for a tax reform ‘speed-up’ in light of Hurricane Irma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will ask the Republican-controlled Congress to further speed up its efforts to overhaul the U.S. tax code, citing the potential impact of Hurricane Irma as a reason to hasten r…
Trump says churches should get FEMA funds for hurricane relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that churches in Texas should be able to receive money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey.
