Tillerson’s use of email alias at Exxon ‘entirely proper’: Exxon attorneys
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s use of an alias email address while he was chief executive at Exxon Mobil Corp was “entirely proper,” attorneys representing the company said in a letter to a New York court on Thursday.
Despite budget cuts, Tillerson works to win long-term influence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While he has swallowed a big budget cut, had his chosen deputy vetoed, and been dismissed as invisible in his own building, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is playing a patient game to gain influence by avoiding public conflicts…
Pentagon chief, Saudi deputy crown prince discuss fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday and they discussed U.S.-Saudi military cooperation in the fight against Islamic State, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Trump meets Irish PM at White House ahead of St. Patrick’s Day
(Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny pressed U.S. President Donald Trump about undocumented immigrants in the United States at their first meeting on Thursday, a day before St Patrick’s Day.
Senators press Trump for details on Icahn’s special adviser role
(Reuters) – Six U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday stepped up efforts to get more clarity from the White House and chief of the Environmental Protection Agency on Carl Icahn’s role as special adviser on regulations to President Donald Trump.
Trump eyes ‘flexible’ Islamic State war fund, Guantanamo upgrade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is asking Congress to give the Pentagon about $2 billion for a “flexible” fund to use against Islamic State over the next six months, as his administration weighs changes to the U.S.-led campaign against th…
Trump seeks to ax Appalachia economic programs, causing worry in coal country
PAINTSVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating funding for economic development programs supporting laid-off coal miners and others in Appalachia, stirring fears in a region that supported him of another letdown on the heels of the coal industry’s collapse.
Merkel says looking forward to meeting Trump in Washington: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a newspaper she was looking forward to meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday.
Trump budget aid for Israel, other countries being evaluated: State Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year would not reduce U.S. aid to Israel but that assistance levels to other nations, including Egypt and Jordan, were s…
Treasury’s Mnuchin says Trump does not want trade wars
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the Trump administration has no desire to get into trade wars, but certain trade relationships need to be re-examined to make them fairer for U.S. workers.
