Republican strategy on healthcare bill in flux ahead of vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senate leaders aim to hold a procedural vote as early as Tuesday to take up legislation to repeal or replace Obamacare, but it remained unclear which version of the bill senators would vote on.
New Trump communications director promises crackdown on media leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump’s new communications director, said on Sunday that one of his first tasks will be to halt leaks and that staff on his team would be fired if the leaks do not stop.
Trump open to signing Russia sanctions legislation: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump was open to signing legislation toughening sanctions on Russia after Senate and House leaders reached agreement on a bill late last week.
As U.S. weighs Afghan strategy, hopes set on fledgling Air Force
KABUL (Reuters) – As the U.S. administration prepares its new strategy for Afghanistan, the Kabul government and its Western allies are working hard to develop an air force that gives government forces the advantage in their war against Taliban militan…
Russia to blame for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: U.S. special envoy
KIEV (Reuters) – Russian aggression is to blame for violence in eastern Ukraine, where people are dying in what should be seen as a “hot war” rather than a “frozen conflict”, the U.S. special envoy to the Ukraine peace talks said on a visit to Ukraine …
Russian envoy, at heart of U.S. investigations, ends tenure in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak, a key figure in ongoing U.S. investigations into Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election, ended his tenure on Saturday.
NSA chief on Russia-U.S. cyber unit: Now is ‘not the best time’
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) – National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers on Saturday rebuffed the prospect for a U.S.-Russia cyber unit, a proposal which has been greeted with incredulity by several senior U.S. lawmakers and which President Donald Trump …
U.S. lawmakers reach deal on Russia sanctions bill, creating limits for Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on legislation that allows new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, leading congressional Democrats said on Saturday, in a bill that would limit any potential effor…
Trump talks pardons amid probes of Russia role in U.S. election
NORFOLK, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that he has “complete power to pardon,” as his administration confronts ongoing investigations of possible ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia.
U.S. investigators seek to turn Manafort in Russia probe: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. investigators examining money laundering accusations against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort hope to push him to cooperate with their probe into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia, two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation said.
