Government leakers are ‘enemies to our state,’ White House official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Individuals who steal classified information from the U.S. government are “enemies to our state” and must be punished forcefully, the White House’s homeland security adviser said on Wednesday.
Trump suggests more information coming about wiretap claim: Fox News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suggested more information would be coming out soon about his claim that former President Barack Obama ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Tillerson’s Asia trip not seen producing concrete action on North Korea: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will have “substantive, hard” talks with U.S. partners in Asia on next steps in dealing with North Korea, but his visit this week is not likely to produce an immediate specific response, the State…
Trump trade adviser strikes conciliatory tone on Mexico; peso firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most protectionist trade advisers struck a more conciliatory tone with Mexico on Wednesday, saying he wanted the two countries and Canada to form a regional manufacturing “powerhouse” with str…
Senate confirms Trump intelligence nominee, security adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm former Republican senator Dan Coats to be President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence and to approve Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster’s transfer to b…
EPA confirms it will reopen review of 2025 fuel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency confirmed on Wednesday it would reopen a review of whether the Obama administration’s 2022-2025 vehicle emission rules are feasible, a win for automakers which have urged the Trump administrati…
Exclusive: U.S. group Sierra Club seeks probe of EPA’s Pruitt over CO2 comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. environmental group the Sierra Club has asked the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general to investigate whether the agency’s head, Scott Pruitt, violated internal policies when he said he did not believe carbon di…
Democrats preview line of attack on ‘pro-corporate’ high court nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday outlined how they will question Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at his confirmation hearing next week over what they say is a pro-corporate bias in his rulings as an appeals court judge.
Key U.S. Senate committee leaders say Russia sanctions must remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee both said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted without drastic changes by Russia.
Trump seeks input from U.S. energy companies on Paris climate pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has been contacting U.S. energy companies to ask them about their views on the U.N. global climate accord, according to two sources with knowledge of the effort, a sign Trump is reconsideri…
