Among Trump associates, concern and frustration over Donald Jr. crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh off one foreign trip and preparing for another, Donald Trump was enjoying a period of relative calm – until the White House was rocked by a fresh controversy over contacts between the president’s campaign and Russia.
Trump Jr.’s Russia emails could trigger probe under election law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who had incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton that could help his father’s presidential campaign could lead investig…
Trump administration limits government use of Kaspersky Lab software
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday removed Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab from two lists of approved vendors used by government agencies to purchase technology equipment, amid concerns the cyber security firm’s products could be use…
Trump seen replacing Yellen at Fed with NEC’s Cohn: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen next year for a second term, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is the leading candidate to succeed her, Politico report…
Senate panel sets hearing for Trump tax nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday set a July 18 confirmation hearing for David Kautter, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top tax policy job at the U.S. Treasury.
House intel committee wants Trump Jr. to appear before panel: top Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee wants Donald Trump Jr. to appear before the panel to answer questions about his meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who he believed had information damaging to Hillary Clinton, the commit…
Trump, France’s Macron to discuss Syria and terrorism during Paris visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss Syria and counterterrorism when he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris later this week, a White House official said on Tuesday.
Trump-Russia revelations raise hopes for U.S. sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump’s son and a Russian attorney, and the failure to disclose it, add new urgency to the push to pass a Russian sanctions bill that has been stalled in Congress, lawmakers and aides sai…
Senior U.S., Russian diplomats to meet in Washington next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in Washington next week, the State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Senate may vote on revised healthcare bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans said Tuesday they will seek to bring their healthcare overhaul to the Senate floor next week after a lengthy intraparty struggle, but it remained unclear whether they had the votes to pass the measure or e…
