U.S. Secretary of State to visit Turkey on March 30, says Turkish minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Turkey on March 30, Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, in what is likely to be the most high-level meeting with Ankara since U.S. President Donald Trump took…
Leading Republicans, Democrats reject Trump’s Obama wiretap assertion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a bipartisan statement on Thursday rejecting President Donald Trump’s assertion that the Obama administration tapped his phones during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Schaeuble says held ‘friendly and constructive’ talks with Mnuchin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday he had a “friendly and constructive” discussion with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Berlin and they agreed to work together to promote sustainable global growth a…
Lockheed Martin a winner in Trump’s 2017 supplemental request
(Reuters) – Nearly half of President Donald Trump’s 2017 $30 billion supplemental defense budget proposal – $13.5 billion – would go to buy and modernize warplanes, warships and missiles.
Trump picks Boeing executive Shanahan to become Pentagon’s No.2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan is U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the No. 2 role at the Pentagon as deputy U.S. defense secretary, the White House announced on Thursday.
Oklahoma state senator found with boy in motel charged with prostitution
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma Republican state senator who campaigned as a champion of family values was charged with felony prostitution on Thursday after authorities found him in a motel room with a teenage boy, county officials said.
Ryan says Trump playing constructive role on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that President Donald Trump is playing a constructive role in new health care legislation and helping bridge differences among congressional Republicans.
New York City mayor will not face fundraising criminal charges: prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal and state prosecutors said on Thursday they would not bring criminal charges against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio or his aides in connection with two simultaneous year-long investigations into his fundraising practice…
McDonald’s deletes Trump tweet, says Twitter account compromised
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp quickly deleted a tweet sent from the company’s handle slamming U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday and said its official Twitter account had been compromised.
Republicans split, conservatives angry as healthcare overhaul inches ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deeply divided Republicans squeezed their U.S. healthcare overhaul, backed by President Donald Trump, through a key House of Representatives panel on Thursday despite defections by three conservatives who consider it too similar …
