FCC to vote on revising rules on identifying threatening calls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it will take up a proposal this month to revise its rules to allow law enforcement personnel to identify threatening callers, following a series of threatening calls to Jew…
Comey to testify to U.S. Senate intelligence panel on June 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8 as part of its probe into alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election and possible collusion with President Donald Tru…
Top House Intel panel Democrat rebukes chairman over subpoenas: MSNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat on Thursday accused panel chairman Devin Nunes of violating his recusal from its Russia probe by issuing three subpoenas to U.S. security and other officials.
Trump delays moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem despite campaign pledge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed a temporary order on Thursday to keep the U.S. embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv instead of relocating it to Jerusalem, despite his campaign pledge to go ahead with the controversial move.
UK’s Farage ‘person of interest’ in Trump-Russia investigation: Guardian
LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the U.S. investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the Guardian reported on Thursday citing unidentified sources.
Ex-FBI chief Comey to testify next week in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey will testify next Thursday before a U.S. Senate panel investigating Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, in a hearing that could add to difficulties facing President Donald Trump.
Fearing Trump’s next move, liberals urge Supreme Court conservative Kennedy to stay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal activists are urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative with whom they often disagree, to put off any thought of retirement, fearing President Donald Trump would replace him with a jurist further t…
White House unveils list of ex-lobbyists granted ethics waivers
The White House on Wednesday disclosed a group of former lobbyists working in President Donald Trump’s administration who have been issued ethics waivers, following a request from the U.S. government’s ethics agency.
Former Vice President Biden to announce political action committee
(Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday the formation of a political action committee (PAC), a signal that he is at least considering a possible run for president in 2020, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Egypt defends NGO law U.S. senators call a draconian rights crackdown
WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt defended on Thursday a new law on non-governmental organizations that three U.S. Republican senators have called “draconian” and a sign of “a growing crackdown on human rights and peaceful dissent”.
