Puerto Rico governor hopes for ‘open dialogue’ with Mnuchin
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Friday he was “committed to establishing a working relationship” and fostering “open dialogue” with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, after the two met in Washington.
Former Border Patrol officials question Trump plan to add agents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Department of Homeland Security plan to add more than 5,000 border enforcement agents will present logistical challenges and might be unnecessary, according to former government officials familiar with earlier pushes to acce…
Proud Mexico spurns U.S. aid under review by Trump
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico does not need financial aid from the United States, Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said on Friday, after President Donald Trump ordered a report on U.S. assistance to its southern neighbor over the last five …
Acting SEC chair signals support for penalties in foreign bribery cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, known for his critical views on corporate penalties, expressed some support on Friday for imposing them in cases in which companies violate foreign bribery laws.
EU relieved but wary after Trump endorses it as ‘wonderful’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When Donald Trump called the European Union “wonderful” and said he was “totally in favor of it”, some Brussels officials feared the headline was a hoax, given the U.S. president’s earlier apparent disdain for the bloc.
In sweeping move, Trump puts regulation monitors in U.S. agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to place “regulatory reform” task forces and officers within federal agencies in what may be the most far reaching effort to pare back U.S. red tape in recent decades.
Trump attacks FBI on leakers of Russia reports: ‘FIND NOW’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the FBI on Friday for failing to stop leaks of national security information to the media and directed the agency to find those who pass on classified information.
Federal prosecutors question NYC mayor over fundraising: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio met with federal prosecutors on Friday as part of their lengthy investigation into whether people involved in fundraising for his election campaign broke corruption laws, according to news reports…
India lobbies Trump administration to avert visa threat
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has stepped up its lobbying effort against moves in the U. S. Congress to impose curbs on visas for skilled workers that threaten the South Asian nation’s tech sector, which employs more than 3.5 million people.
U.S. governors prepare wish lists for Trump infrastructure promise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s campaign promise for a $1 trillion infrastructure program will be in focus when U.S. governors gather on Friday in Washington, D.C., with some states making wish lists of projects ranging from a bullet tr…
