White House defends portrayal of ‘armada’ push toward Korean peninsula
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday denied being misleading about a U.S. carrier strike group’s push toward the Korean peninsula, saying it never gave an arrival date and that the ships were still on their way.
Trump praises Chinese efforts on North Korea ‘menace,’ Pyongyang warns of strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese efforts to rein in “the menace of North Korea” on Thursday, after North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike.”
NY, NJ senators invite transportation secretary to view decaying train tunnels
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – To preserve federal funding for critical rail projects, New Jersey and New York senators on Wednesday asked U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to examine firsthand the decaying train tunnels that threaten to cripple regi…
Possible Trump trip to Saudi Arabia being discussed: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump may add a visit to Saudi Arabia to a trip to Europe in May in what will be his first overseas journey since becoming president, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election – documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.
Democrats urge FCC to drop plan to revise TV ownership rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to cancel a vote scheduled for Thursday on a measure to reverse a 2016 rule that limits the number of television stati…
Trump pick for No. 2 at Commerce Dept withdraws name: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s choice for deputy secretary of commerce, Todd Ricketts, has withdrawn his nomination, a source close to Ricketts said on Wednesday.
U.S. must keep military options open on North Korea: House speaker Ryan
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States must keep military options on the table when dealing with North Korea, but it does not want to use them unless it has to, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said during a visit to Britain on Wednesday.
Highlights: The Trump presidency on April 19 at 14:45 p.m. EDT/1845 GMT
(Reuters) – Highlights for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday:
Trump’s EPA to reconsider oil and gas emissions rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a rule on greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas operations and delay its compliance date, the agency said on Wednesday in the Trump administration’s latest move to redu…
