Senate Intelligence panel will see Comey Trump memos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that would allow them to see memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meetings with President Donald Trump.
Trump says Senate Republicans likely to pass healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Republican-led Senate would ultimately prevail in passing legislation aimed at repealing and replacing the 2010 healthcare law passed under his predecessor, …
Trump to visit Paris for Bastille Day at Macron’s invitation: White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted French President Emmanuel Macron’s invitation to attend Bastille Day ceremonies in Paris on July 14, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.
Yes he can: Obama returns to Indonesia for family vacation
JAKARTA (Reuters) – From white water rafting in Bali to visiting temples on Java, former U.S. President Barack Obama’s private family holiday is being closely tracked in Indonesia where he spent four years as a child.
Trump yet to answer Paris July 14 invite – French spokesman
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States has yet to say whether President Donald Trump will accept an invitation by President Emmanuel Macron to attend France’s annual July 14 Bastille day celebrations, government spokesman Christophe Castaner said on Wedne…
Trump to nominate Textron executive for Pentagon acquisition post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Textron Systems Chief Executive Ellen Lord for the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.
U.S. hopes to see Chinese activist Liu treated for cancer ‘elsewhere’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said on Wednesday the United States would like to see Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo treated elsewhere for cancer, and that the two countries must work together …
Trump pushes U.S. labor board toward Republican control
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked an employment lawyer who has represented companies and business groups for a vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board.
House overwhelmingly backs NATO mutual defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously on Tuesday to reaffirm the NATO alliance’s guarantee that all members defend each other, weeks after President Donald Trump raised doubts about Washington’s support for t…
Clinton campaign chairman testifies in House Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, on Tuesday appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, which has begun interviewing witnesses in its probe of how Russia may have influenced the 201…
