FBI raided former Trump campaign manager Manafort’s home in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI agents seized documents and other material from the Virginia home of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, during a July raid as part of a special counsel’s probe into alleged Russian meddling in th…
U.S. lawmakers seek missing information in review of Monsanto weedkiller
LONDON, (Reuters) – The chairman of a congressional committee has asked the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explain why its National Cancer Institute (NCI) failed to publish data that showed no links between glyphosate and cancer.
Al Gore says ‘ethical reasons’ could end Trump presidency early
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore suggested on Tuesday that the presidency of Donald Trump could end prematurely for “ethical reasons,” drawing laughter from a packed movie theater at the European premiere of his latest film on clim…
Senior U.S. envoy tries to calm fears over State Department re-design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The No. 2 U.S. diplomat on Tuesday sought to allay concerns among the State Department’s rank-and-file employees over possible layoffs and perceptions of a lack of firm direction under the administration of President Donald Trump…
South Carolina seeks $100 million from U.S. over plutonium removal
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina is suing the U.S. government to recover $100 million in fines it says the Department of Energy owes the state for failing to remove one metric ton of plutonium stored there, state Attorney General Alan Wilson…
Exclusive: U.S. envoys told to be coy on re-engaging in Paris climate deal – cable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.
Trump administration switches sides, backs Ohio over voter purges
(Reuters) – The Trump administration has reversed an Obama administration stance and will support Ohio in its bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a state policy of purging people from voter-registration lists if they do not regularly cast ballots.
‘Clean’ debt ceiling bill unlikely to pass House of Representatives : lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is unlikely to raise the country’s debt ceiling without conditions to rein in spending, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday, raising the specter of another potential clash even as Republicans c…
Trump vows to ‘win’ against opioid epidemic, offers no new steps
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump promised to win the fight against a U.S. epidemic of opioid drug use, but offered no new steps to do so and did not act on a recommendation made by a presidential commission that he declare a nationa…
Few expect Trump’s 15-percent corporate tax rate: Deloitte survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only a small number of U.S. tax, finance and business professionals expect President Donald Trump’s 15-percent corporate tax rate to become reality as part of tax reform, according to a Deloitte Tax LLP survey released on Tuesday…
