Exclusive: Trump EPA transition chief laments slow progress in killing green rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man who led President Donald Trump’s transition team for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Myron Ebell, told a conservative conference last month that the new administration is moving too slowly to unravel climate cha…
Trump says concerns about Iran driving Israel, Arab states closer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that shared concern about Iran was driving Israel and many Arab states closer and demanded that Tehran immediately cease military and financial backing of “terrorists and militias”.
Trump tells Middle East to ‘drive out’ Islamist extremists
RIYADH (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders on Sunday to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an impassioned plea to “drive out” terrorists while toning down his own harsh rhetoric about Muslims.
Pentagon assesses readiness for transgender hires: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense is assessing its ability to recruit transgender people as soon as 1 July, according to a memo signed by a top Pentagon official and seen by Reuters.
Medicaid cuts coming in Trump budget: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, set to be unveiled on Tuesday, will include cuts to Medicaid and propose changes to other assistance programs for low-income citizens, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Trump’s FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of the FBI director in a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, two top administration officials said on Su…
Trump’s FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: McMaster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of his FBI director in a meeting with Russia’s foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, the White House national security adviser s…
Comey to testify to Senate panel in public session
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump last week amid an agency probe into alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. election, has agreed to testify before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee at a …
Traveling abroad, Trump struggles to escape crisis
RIYADH (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was taking off on Air Force One when the latest bad news pinged into the inboxes of his besieged staff – a report that he had told Russian officials that fired FBI Director James Comey was “a nut job”.
At a White House in crisis, Trump looks increasingly isolated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the Trump White House, it’s getting lonely at the top.
