Senators push Trump to release White House, Mar-a-Lago visitor logs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged President Donald Trump to release logs of visitors to the White House and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida under a policy that made public the names of nearly six million visitors to …
Republicans join Democratic call for clarity on Trump abortion order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans joined four Democrats on Monday in demanding that the White House provide more information about an executive order that has sown confusion among international organizations invo…
White House weighs U.S. biofuels program change, no position yet -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is reviewing the possibility of a key change to U.S. biofuels policy requested by oil refiners and Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and special advisor on regulations to President Donald Trump, a Whit…
Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to overcome legal challenges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was bl…
McCain calls on Trump to back up wire-tapping claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain on Monday called for President Donald Trump to release any evidence supporting his claim the Obama administration wiretapped him while probing Russia’s influence in the 2016 election.
Top Senate Democrat urges Justice Department watchdog to probe possible interference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called on the Department of Justice’s inspector general to probe any possible political interference in its investigation of contacts between President Donald Trump’s associat…
U.S. Republicans expected to unveil healthcare bill this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congres…
Former U.S. intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former top U.S. intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump’s accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump’s allegation.
Out in the cold: New U.S. budget priorities threaten housing aid programs
(Reuters) – When Paul Ryan, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, talks of social mobility, about helping struggling Americans move out of impoverished areas to give them greater opportunity, Shiva Daniels is the kind of person he has in mind.
In day of pro-Trump rallies, California march turns violent
BERKELEY, Calif./LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Supporters of Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters at a rally in the famously left-leaning city of Berkeley, California, on a day of mostly peaceful gatherings in support of the U.S. president across …
