Trump ally Manafort will register as foreign agent, spokesman says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Manafort, who served last year as U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, is planning to register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Trump may halt insurer payments to force Democrats to table on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that he might consider withholding billions of dollars of Obamacare payments to health insurers to force Democrats back to the negotiating table on healthcare….
Democratic U.S. senator questions Deutsche Bank over Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. senator pressed Deutsche Bank on Wednesday to release information about issues including President Donald Trump’s debt and any bank meetings with Trump administration officials, saying he had “great concern” ab…
U.S. tax reform debate moves away from Ryan blueprint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s tax reform blueprint appears to be losing its status as the likely framework for the first major tax overhaul since 1986, with rival approaches emerging from the White House, Senate and other quarte…
Trump says NATO not obsolete, reversing campaign stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that NATO is not obsolete, as he had declared on the campaign trail last year, but said NATO members still need to pay their fair share for the European security umbrella.
Trump says prepared to take on North Korea without China if needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States is prepared to tackle the crisis surrounding North Korea without China if necessary.
Insurance, medical groups urge Trump to keep funding Obamacare subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major medical groups kept up the pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday to maintain funding Obamacare subsidies that are paid directly to insurers, warning that not doing so would destabilize the individual insuranc…
Trump voices caution on relationship with Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump voiced caution on Wednesday on his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he would wait and see about future ties with Moscow.
Russia blocks U.N. Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week’s deadly gas attack in Syria and push Moscow’s ally President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate with international inquiries into t…
Civil liberties groups sue U.S., seek details on travel ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – Civil liberties groups on Wednesday said they were filing a series of lawsuits against the U.S. government seeking details on how federal agencies enforced President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countrie…
