U.S. may sanction four countries for refusing deportees: DHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could impose additional penalties on four unidentified countries that do not cooperate with requests to return their citizens, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman said Wednesday.
White House to send memo to Pentagon soon on transgender ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is expected to tell the Pentagon in coming days how to implement a ban on transgender people in the military, according to a memo that says the defense secretary may decide whether to remove service members based …
U.S. judge throws out Texas voter ID law supported by Trump
(Reuters) – A federal court judge on Wednesday threw out a Texas voter identification law that was supported by the Trump administration, but the state’s attorney general said his office would appeal the ruling.
U.S. Air Force picks Raytheon, Lockheed for next-gen cruise missile
(Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co separate $900 million contracts to continue work on a replacement for the AGM-86B air-launched nuclear cruise missile, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Trump, McConnell ‘united on many shared priorities’: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell remain united on many priorities and will hold previously scheduled meetings after the August recess to discuss the issues with members of the congressional…
Trump, McConnell say they remain united on shared goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday emphasized their plans to cooperate on shared goals, following weeks of tensions between the two Republicans.
Trump to meet scandal-hit Malaysian leader in September
WASHINGTON/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has invited Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is dogged by a corruption scandal being investigated in the United States, to the White House on Sept. 12, officials from both countries co…
Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over government shutdown threat
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans rebuked him on Wednesday after his threat to shut down the U.S. government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise …
Clinton, in book, says Trump’s debate stalking made her skin crawl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says in her new book that Donald Trump made her skin crawl by stalking her around the stage in a campaign debate and she wonders if she should have told him to “back up, yo…
Drowning in debt, Connecticut faces budget crunch
HARTFORD (Reuters) – Connecticut, home to hedge fund billionaires alongside cities mired in poverty, is racing against the clock to pass a budget or face further spending cuts to education and municipal aid across the state.
