Schiff says Trump wants focus on tweets, not Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of trying to divert Congress from its investigations of Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election and any links between Moscow and the Tr…
EPA chief says Paris climate agreement ‘bad deal’ for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States should continue to be “engaged” in international climate change discussions but the Paris climate change agreement is a “bad deal” for the country, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday.
Top Senate Democrat says unlikely Trump court pick can clear procedural hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Sunday it was unlikely that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch would be able to clear a procedural hurdle to a final vote, even as a third Senate Democrat threw support behind the pick….
Gritty New Jersey a source of wealth for Trump’s son-in-law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roadside apartments, industrial lots and a trailer park in New Jersey counted among the sources of wealth for Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, before he took up his new role as a senior White House adviser.
Flynn did not initially disclose income from Russia-linked companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, failed to disclose payments from a Russian television network and two other firms linked to Russia in a February financial disclosure form, according to do…
Trump sends letter to Vietnam’s president to promote ties
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to promote more cooperation between the two countries, the government website cited Quang as saying.
Wealthy White House staffers’ finances detailed in new disclosures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday released details of the personal finances of his staffers late on Friday, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka, confirming that he has surrounded himself with some very afflu…
Giuliani sought to end prosecution of Turk in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani went to Turkey to meet with the country’s president and sought meetings with U.S. government officials in an attempt to end U.S. prosecution of a wealthy Turkish gold trader charged with …
Top Democrat on House panel says he has seen controversial intel reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, said intelligence reports he viewed at the White House on Friday were the same documents seen by panel Chairman Devin Nunes last week.
EPA scientific integrity office reviewing Pruitt’s comments on carbon
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s scientific integrity watchdog is reviewing whether EPA chief Scott Pruitt violated the agency’s policies when he said in a television interview he does not believe carbon dioxide is drivin…
