U.S. judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for ‘sanctuary cities’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s efforts to toughen immigration …
Former U.S. envoys to U.N. warn Congress against cutting funding
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nine former U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations warned Congress in a letter on Tuesday that slashing funding for the world body would weaken Washington’s global influence by ceding “the agenda to countries that can be host…
Trump tax plan will sharply slash corporate tax rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing to slash the corporate income tax rate and offer multinational businesses a steep tax break on overseas profits brought into the United States, officials said late on Tuesday.
Trump to meet Australian PM, relations strained over asylum seekers
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters)) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on May 4 in New York City as the two nations seek to repair a relationship strained by a row over an asylum seeker resettlement deal.
Senate Republican leader says still aiming for long-term government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday he hoped to reach agreement “in the next few days” on a bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, saying it was too soon to talk about a short-term fix to avert a governme…
Former Trump adviser Flynn likely broke law with Russia trip: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn likely broke the law by failing to get permission to be paid for a trip to Russia in 2015, the leaders of a House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday.
Trump’s concession on wall funding removes obstacle from spending talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The threat of a U.S. government shutdown this weekend appeared to recede on Tuesday after President Donald Trump backed away from a demand that Congress include funding for his planned border wall with Mexico in a spending bill.
U.S. Senate panel approves Lighthizer for U.S. Trade Representative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. Trade Representative, bringing Robert Lighthizer a step closer to taking office as U.S. trade disputes with Canada and Mexico heat up.
Former U.S. officials to testify at May 8 Senate hearing on Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two former U.S. officials, intelligence director James Clapper and deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, will testify next month in a congressional investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election…
Lawyer urges Trump to press Iran on jailed U.S. father and son at nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The lawyer of an American-Iranian father and son jailed in Iran called on U.S. President Donald Trump to get his officials to press for the men’s release at nuclear talks with Tehran on Tuesday.
