Trump picks lawyer Ty Cobb to handle Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a statement on Saturday that veteran Washington lawyer Ty Cobb will serve as special counsel, and sources familiar with the hiring said Cobb would handle the White House’s response to Russ…
Exclusive: Australia-U.S. refugee swap again in doubt as officials exit Nauru
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials interviewing refugees held in an Australian-run offshore detention center left the facility abruptly, three detainees told Reuters on Saturday, throwing further doubt over a plan to resettle many of the deta…
U.S. health insurers want Cruz proposal dropped from Senate bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two major U.S. health insurance groups on Friday called on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to drop from a healthcare bill a provision proposed by Senator Ted Cruz that allows insurers to offer stripped-down, low-cost hea…
Trump ex-adviser says he never heard of campaign contacts with Russians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Caputo, who was an adviser to President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, said he told a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Friday that he never heard of anyone in the campaign talking with Russians.
Stalled Russia sanctions bill hits North Korean snag in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill that many lawmakers hoped would send a message to President Donald Trump to keep a strong line against Russia hit a new snag in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, as Republicans proposed combining it with sanctio…
Upgrade with a dab of TPP may be U.S. recipe for NAFTA revamp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership President Donald Trump quit as part of his pledge to protect American workers from “bad trade deals” may still serve to shape a revised NAFTA trade pact, U.S. officials and trade e…
Trump to ask Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Friday that the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to block a judge’s ruling that prevented President Donald Trump’s travel ban from being applied to grandparents of U.S. cit…
Sidelined healthcare lobby stymies Republican healthcare effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republicans pushing to overhaul Obamacare largely ignored key players in the debate over insuring the poor: the health insurers and hospitals charged with carrying out the law if it gets approved.
Russia’s Putin hopes dialogue with Trump will continue
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he hoped for further dialogue with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump after their meeting in Hamburg earlier this month on the fringes of the G20 summit.
House backs massive increase in defense spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of a massive annual defense bill on Friday, leaving out controversial amendments on transgender troops and climate policy but backing President Donald Trump’s desire for a bigg…
