Lieberman withdraws from consideration to be FBI director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Senator and Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has withdrawn from consideration to be the next director of the FBI, citing the potential for an appearance of a conflict of interest given President Do…
Wilbur Ross seeks bigger budget for trade enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday that a $5.5 million increase requested for the agency’s enforcement budget this year will have a “real impact” in cracking down on unfair trade practices and export security vi…
U.S. Senate committee passes bill to impose new sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed legislation on Thursday that would impose new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile development, support for Islamist militant groups, weapons transfers and human rights v…
U.S. Treasury sees business taxes as fruitful ground for bipartisan deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is particularly hopeful it can reach a bipartisan tax deal when it comes overhauling laws for business taxes, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday.
U.S. senator says panel could take up Russia sanctions bill this summer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday the panel could take up a bill as soon as this summer to impose new sanctions on Russia over its alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presid…
Trump says intelligence leaks ‘deeply troubling’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Trump vowed on Thursday to bring anyone caught leaking U.S. intelligence to justice after British police stopped sharing information about the Manchester suicide bombing with the United States.
Trump, Macron engage in a little handshake diplomacy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron barely know each other but they seemed to have a hard time letting go when they first met on Thursday.
Leaks of Manchester bomb probe ‘reprehensible,’ will stop: U.S. envoy
LONDON (Reuters) – The most senior U.S. diplomat in Britain condemned media leaks of an investigation into a suicide bomb which killed 22 people in Manchester, saying the U.S. government would take action to identify those responsible.
Trump talks trade with EU, varied differences remain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A smiling Donald Trump offered European Union chiefs assurances on security in Brussels on Thursday but EU officials did not conceal lingering differences with the U.S. president over Russia, trade and climate change.
Republican wins Montana special election despite assault charge
BOZEMAN, Mont. (Reuters) – Republican Greg Gianforte defeated a political novice to win Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was charged with assaulting a reporter who asked him about the Republican …
