Trump reassures farmers immigration crackdown not aimed at their workers
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said he would seek to keep his tough immigration enforcement policies from harming the U.S. farm industry and its largely immigrant workforce, according to farmers and officials who met with h…
In travel ban case, U.S. judges focus on discrimination, Trump’s powers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – U.S. appeals court judges on Monday questioned the lawyer defending President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban about whether it discriminates against Muslims and pressed challengers to explain why the court should not defer to Tr…
Trump considering how move of U.S. Embassy in Israel could affect Mideast peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is trying to determine how keeping his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem could affect his hopes of brokering a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, his secretary of st…
Trump ordered emergency meeting after global cyber attack: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, to hold an emergency meeting Friday night to assess the threat posed by a global computer ransomware attack in at least 150 countries, a senior admin…
U.S. lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fired FBI chief James Comey, potentially setting up a showdown with the White House as Democrats considered a boycott of the v…
After tough week, Trump looks for a lift at Liberty University
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to deliver the commencement address – his first as president – to Liberty University, the nation’s largest Christian college, where he is expected to find to a friendly audience after a w…
With a threat of ‘tapes,’ Trump tells ousted FBI chief not to talk to media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges the president is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion…
Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A unit of the U.S. Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, the Wall Street…
Trump nominates former fund manager Quintenz to serve on CFTC: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald J. Trump nominated Brian Quintenz, a former fund manager, consultant and congressional policy adviser, to serve as commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the White House said in a statement on …
Trump to back Palestinian ‘self-determination’ on Mideast trip: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will express support for Palestinian “self-determination” during a Middle East trip this month, a senior aide said on Friday, suggesting Trump is open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite not having publicly embraced the idea so far.