Twitter case shows breadth of U.S. power to probe anti-Trump statements
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An attempt by U.S. authorities to identify an anonymous critic of President Donald Trump on Twitter has set off alarm bells among Democratic and Republican lawmakers and civil liberties advocates fearful of a crackdown o…
Washington insiders give Trump big U.S. Supreme Court win
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Donald Trump started thinking during his campaign for the presidency last year about filling a Supreme Court vacancy, he turned to a group of Washington insiders at the controls of a well-oiled machine that puts conservative…
Many Trump voters welcome U.S. air strikes as show of strength
NEW YORK/FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – For many supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, his decision to bomb a Syrian airfield in retaliation for a poison gas attack was a decisive show of strength and resolve – just what they voted for in Novem…
Alabama court allows release of evidence against governor
(Reuters) – An Alabama state court on Friday rejected Governor Robert Bentley’s request to block a legislative committee from releasing evidence about wrongdoing stemming from his relationship with a former aide to be used for impeachment proceedings.
U.S. net neutrality advocates blast Pai effort to reverse rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Advocates of landmark net neutrality rules on Friday blasted Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to roll back the Obama era legal framework.
Trump to nominate ex-Army doctor Mark Green as secretary of the Army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Mark Green, a former Army doctor currently serving as a Tennessee state senator, as secretary of the Army, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
State Department memo shows unconstitutionality of Trump travel ban: ACLU
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Internal State Department instructions to implement President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens of six Muslim-majority nations help demonstrate that the ban violates the constitution, the American Civil Lib…
Concerned about White House infighting, Trump eyes shake-up: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, concerned about infighting among his team, is considering a major shakeup of senior officials on his staff in an effort to eliminate some of the White House drama, The Wall Street Journal reported on …
SEC halts some enforcement of conflict minerals rule amid review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it is suspending enforcement of the costliest requirements of its “conflict minerals” rule, after a court remanded it back to the regulator because part of it violates th…
Russia says Moscow visit by U.S.’ Tillerson scheduled for next week: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A visit to Moscow by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is on the agenda for the coming week, Interfax news agency cited a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman as saying on Friday.
