Attorney General Sessions to unveil leak probes soon: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to announce soon several criminal investigations into intelligence leaks, news outlets reported on Wednesday, as the country’s top law enforcement official faced mounting criticism from P…
Trump criticism prompts questions over Attorney General’s future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump further stoked speculation about the fate of his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on Wednesday by assailing him in a fresh round of tweets even as Sessions was attending meetings at the White House.
U.S. lawmakers reach deal for Senate Russia sanctions vote
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers reached an agreement on Wednesday paving the way for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill as soon as this week to impose new sanctions on Russia and bar President Donald Trump from easing sanctions on Mos…
Trump to ban transgender U.S. military personnel, reversing Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military, a move appealing to some in his conservative political base but creating uncertainty about the fate of thousands of transgender serv…
In Ohio, a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party is playing out
LOWELLVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – On a sweltering evening in a rural corner of Ohio, the struggle for the soul and identity of the Democratic Party is playing out over wine, meatballs and recriminations about Hillary Clinton’s defeat in last year’s presidential election.
Senate aims for a ‘skinny’ Obamacare repeal as other options fail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year promise to end Obamacare, turned their focus on Wednesday to passing a slimmed-down “skinny” repeal measure that would throw the issue into negotiations with the Hou…
Moscow warns new U.S. sanctions take ties into uncharted waters
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia warned on Wednesday that new U.S. sanctions against Moscow approved by the House of Representatives take already battered ties into uncharted waters and said it was close to taking retaliatory measures of its own.
U.S. treads water on cyber policy as destructive attacks mount
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s refusal to publicly accuse Russia and others in a wave of politically motivated hacking attacks is creating a policy vacuum that security experts fear will encourage more cyber warfare.
USTR Lighthizer: Trump challenging China’s industrial policies – radio interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. trade negotiator said late on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is determined to challenge China’s use of unfair subsidies and “non-economic” industrial policy to build up export industries that are costing America…
White House targets leakers, may restructure communications: Scaramucci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s new communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on Tuesday he would probably restructure the communications operation at the White House and would fire staff if leaks did not cease.
