Hawaii lawmaker resigns from Republican Party to join Democrats
(Reuters) – Hawaii lawmaker Beth Fukumoto, ousted last month as Republican leader of the state’s House of Representatives after publicly criticizing President Donald Trump, resigned on Wednesday from her party to seek membership as a Democrat.
State Department misses deadline to manage email records electronically
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department, which was criticized for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, said on Wednesday it failed to meet an end-of-2016 deadline to manage all its email records electronically….
Trump sends holiday greetings to Iranians, does not mention travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who has sought to ban travelers from Iran and other Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States, issued a holiday greeting on Wednesday to Iranians celebrating the New Year holiday known a…
Black lawmakers meet with Trump about infrastructure, reducing crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday about infrastructure and reducing urban crime, calling the sit-down a “positive” first step toward finding common ground.
Ex-head of Colorado Republicans charged with voter fraud
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado talk radio host who once chaired the state Republican Party and has accused Democrats of widespread voter fraud has been charged with forging his ex-wife’s signature on a mail-in ballot in the 2016 election, court records showed on Wednesday.
House Democrat says Republican undermines intel probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee Democrat said on Wednesday he had “grave concerns” about the committee’s ability to conduct a credible investigation after its Republican chairman suggested President D…
Senate takes up broadband privacy repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took up a measure to repeal regulations adopted by the Obama administration requiring internet service providers to do more to protect customers’ privacy than websites like Alphabet Inc’s Google or Fa…
Exxon must confer with New York AG on Tillerson emails: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Wednesday ordered ExxonMobil Corp to work with New York’s attorney general to recover lost emails from an account once used by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he was the oil company’s chief exec…
U.S. sticks to global transparency initiative after Congress repeal
WASHINGTON/OSLO (Reuters) – The United States remains committed to the “principles and goals” of the global transparency initiative to fight corruption in managing revenues from oil, gas and mineral extraction, it said on Wednesday.
Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States would set up “interim zones of stability” to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq.
