Trump to host Italian prime minister on April 20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will host Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni for an official working visit on April 20, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson made $27.4 million last year at Exxon: company
HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson received compensation worth $27.4 million last year when he was chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer, regulatory filings showed on Thursday.
Separate mothers and children: How a Trump threat deterred illegal migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has won the first major battle in his war on illegal immigration, and he did it without building his wall.
U.S. State Department maintains hiring freeze as Tillerson looks to reorganize
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will maintain a hiring freeze imposed shortly after President Donald Trump took office, even though it was lifted for the rest of the federal government, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters and…
Italy PM Gentiloni to fly to U.S. to meet Trump on April 20 – statement
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni will fly to Washington and Ottawa meet U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in Italy the following month.
Trump says ‘things will work out fine’ between U.S. and Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday “things will work out fine” between the United States and Russia, a day after he said U.S.-Russian relations may be at an all-time low.
As Trump seeks defense-spending boost, watchdogs cite faulty Pentagon accounting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald J. Trump is planning to increase U.S. defense spending by $54 billion next year. But a series of recent reports by the Defense Department Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office say that Pentagon accounting systems will struggle to track how the money is spent.
Tensions lurk behind Pence’s ‘partnership’ visit to Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Washington has billed Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Indonesia next week as a booster for the Strategic Partnership between the world’s second- and third-largest democracies, but a raft of bilateral tensions could sap the good…
In abrupt shift, Trump warms to China and NATO, sours on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After less than three months in office, President Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his stance on an array of foreign policy issues from the U.S. relationship with Russia and China to the value of the NATO alliance.
Senator Warren aide said to be in running for SEC job: sources
WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – Bharat R. Ramamurti, a legislative aide for Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, is a contender for one of the vacancies on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter.
