U.S. secretary of state to make first trip to Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Asia next week and meet with senior officials to discuss North Korea’s recent missile tests and U.S. economic and security interests in the region.
State of Hawaii to challenge new Trump order in court – court document
(Reuters) – The state of Hawaii said in a court motion on Tuesday that it intends to seek a temporary restraining order on Wednesday against President Donald Trump’s new executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries.
Hawaii to file first court challenge to new Trump travel order
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The state of Hawaii said it will ask a federal court on Wednesday for an emergency halt to President Donald Trump’s new executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries, becoming the first state to challen…
Los Angeles mayor appears headed for re-election victory
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared within striking distance to clinch re-election as leader of America’s second-largest city on Tuesday against 10 lesser-known challengers, most of them lacking significant financial suppor…
U.S. attorney general vows to examine Eric Garner case: rights groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights leaders said Attorney General Jeff Sessions promised on Tuesday to examine the status of a federal probe into the case of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man whose 2014 death at the hands of New York City police s…
Trump to nominate Francisco as U.S. solicitor general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will nominate Washington lawyer Noel Francisco to be solicitor general, the government’s top advocate before the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House said on Tuesday.
Senate revokes Obama federal land-planning rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday revoked a rule that aimed to give the public more input into federal land management decisions, the latest move by the Republican-led Congress to undo Obama administration environmental regulations it s…
House intelligence chief has seen no evidence to back Trump wiretap charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s allegation he was wiretapped by then-President Barack Obama during the 2016 pres…
House, Senate conservative Republicans plan own Obamacare repeal bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative Republicans in Congress said on Tuesday they oppose aspects of the Republican leadership’s healthcare bill and they plan to introduce their own legislation on Wednesday to repeal Obamacare.
Iraq’s al-Abadi to visit Trump later in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will visit President Donald Trump in Washington during the week of March 19, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
