Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could happen, hours after his proposal was harshly criticized by Republicans who said Moscow c…
Plan for U.S. tax increase on rich not being considered: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is not considering a plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for the middle class, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Sunday.
Trump says discussed forming cyber security unit with Putin
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that he discussed forming a cyber security unit to guard against election hacking with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tillerson says Russia must make first move in Ukraine peace process
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Russia must take the first steps to de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine, adding that Washington’s primary goal is the restoration of Ukrainian territorial integrity.
Trump Jr., Kushner met with Russian lawyer: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest son, son-in-law and former election campaign manager met with a Russian lawyer linked to the Kremlin soon after Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination last year, the New York Ti…
Hawaii renews bid to narrow Trump travel ban
(Reuters) – The state of Hawaii renewed its bid to narrow President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, following court rulings which said the state had taken the wrong procedural approach in attempts to challenge the administration’s policy earlier t…
U.S. isolated on climate at summit of world leaders
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Leaders from the world’s leading economies broke with U.S. President Donald Trump on climate policy at a G20 summit on Saturday, in a rare public admission of disagreement and blow to multilateral cooperation.
Trump keeps it friendly with Xi at G20 on North Korea threat
HAMBURG (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump took a conciliatory tone on Saturday at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the leaders agreed to keep working on two pressing issues: the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and bilateral t…
At G20 summit, Trump pledges $639 million in aid to four countries
HAMBURG (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday promised $639 million in aid to feed people left starving because of drought and conflict in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (July 7) – Putin, Germany, G20 Summit
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
