New York Governor Cuomo says will invest more in renewables to add jobs
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he would invest in renewable energy projects and expand wind and solar use in an effort to create as many as 40,000 jobs by 2020, according to a press release.
Trump’s continued search for new FBI chief seen as chaotic: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is still looking for a new FBI director more than three weeks after he fired James Comey, and sources familiar with the recruiting process say it has been chaotic and that job interviews led by Trump have b…
Lawyer, expected to head Justice Department civil division, withdraws
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York lawyer George Conway, who was in the process of being nominated to head the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil division, has withdrawn from consideration.
Facing hometown anger, some Republican lawmakers split from Trump on key issues
CRANFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) – Appearing at a town hall in upscale Cranford, New Jersey this week, five-term Republican congressman Leonard Lance got a barrage of complaints from constituents about President Donald Trump.
U.S. environmental agency chief says humans contribute to global warming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, said on Friday he believes human activity plays a role in global warming, but measuring that contribution with precision is difficult.
Trump administration moves to keep full CIA ‘torture’ report secret
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has begun returning to Congress copies of a voluminous 2014 report describing the CIA’s harsh detention and interrogation programs, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Comedian Kathy Griffin to address fake Trump head controversy
(Reuters) – Comedian Kathy Griffin, who posed with a fake bloodied and severed head depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, will hold a news conference in Los Angeles on Friday to discuss her reasons for participating in the photo shoot.
Putin praises Trump, says U.S. spies may have faked hacking evidence
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Donald Trump had run a better presidential campaign than Hillary Clinton and that U.S. intelligence agencies could have easily faked what he said was false evidence that Rus…
Day before Comey appearance, U.S. intel chiefs to testify on surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. intelligence officials will testify before a Senate panel next week on the law governing the collection of foreign intelligence, parts of which are due to expire at the end of the year, the Senate Intelligence Committee …
Pelosi supports early move on debt limit hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday expressed support for quick action this summer to raise Washington’s borrowing authority rather than leaving the legislation until September or b…
