Trump urges India’s Modi to fix deficit, but stresses strong ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do more to relax Indian trade barriers on Monday during talks in which both leaders took great pains to stress the importance of a strong U.S.-Indian relati…
New York Pride marchers target Trump as San Francisco parties
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Large crowds turned out for Pride marches on Sunday in New York City and San Francisco, the two U.S. places most associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights movement, with the East Coast city bri…
Conservative activists hold muted rallies in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative activists held a pair of rallies in Washington on Sunday to decry the handful of celebrities who have joked about violence against President Donald Trump and to protest efforts to stop contentious speakers at college…
Conservative Koch network criticizes U.S. Senate healthcare bill
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – Officials with the conservative U.S. political network overseen by the Koch brothers say they are unhappy with the healthcare bill that may be voted on by the Senate this week and will lobby for changes to it.
Key Republican Collins has ‘serious concerns’ on healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine said on Sunday she has extreme reservations about the U.S. Senate’s healthcare overhaul and does not think it will be able to pass this week.
Top Democrat slams Obama administration’s response to Russian hacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Sunday criticized the administration of former President Barack Obama for not taking earlier and tougher action against Russia for its alleged hacks aimed at swaying th…
Senator Rand Paul says would consider partial repeal of Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Rand Paul said on Sunday that he remains open to supporting the Senate healthcare bill but only under certain circumstances.
Top Senate Democrat Schumer: 50-50 chance Republicans pass healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he sees a 50 percent probability that Republicans will be able to pass their healthcare bill.
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to press India’s Modi on trade, investment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading U.S. congressmen have called on President Donald Trump to press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove barriers to U.S. trade and investment when they meet for the first time on Monday.
Exclusive: Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers’ list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world’s worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Departmen…
