Caitlyn Jenner, teen singer appeal to Trump on transgender rights
(Reuters) – A teenaged singer with a transgender sister, best known for performing the U.S. national anthem at President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner have both asked to discuss the issue with him.
Pence, Bannon appeal for conservatives to unite behind Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials urged conservative activists on Thursday to set aside differences and unite behind President Donald Trump’s agenda stressing tough trade and immigration policies…
Exclusive – Trump wants to expand U.S. nuclear arsenal, make it ‘top of the pack’: Reuters interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to build up the U.S. nuclear arsenal to ensure it is at the “top of the pack,” saying the United States has fallen behind in its atomic weapons capacity.
Florida man pleads guilty in attempted hacking of Clinton Foundation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida man pleaded guilty in a case stemming from an attempted hacking of the Clinton Foundation on Thursday, months after he was sentenced to 42 years in prison in the wake of child pornography discovered on his computers durin…
Trump to seek jobs advice from firms that offshore U.S. work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, who has vowed to stop U.S. manufacturing from disappearing overseas, will seek job-creation advice on Thursday from at least five companies that are laying off thousands of workers as they shift production…
Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday revoked landmark guidance to public schools letting transgender students use the bathrooms of their choice, reversing a signature initiative of former Democratic President Barack Obama.
Deportation spat overshadows Trump envoys’ talks with angry Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican illegal migrants to Mexico that has enraged Mexicans will top the agenda when officials from both countries meet on Thursday amid a deepening rift between the two nation…
White House delays revamped immigration order to next week: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has pushed back the release of a new executive order to replace its directive suspending travel to the United States by citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries, a White House official said on Wednesday.
U.S. senators say Cuba’s Castro keen to continue detente
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro made it clear to a visiting U.S. congressional delegation that his country was intent on pursuing market reform and detente with the United States, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy told a news conference on Wedn…
U.S. Homeland Secretary Kelly warns Guatemalans to stay home
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday told Guatemalans not to waste their money trying to get to the United States illegally, detailing how his department was cracking down on undocumented immigrants and wo…
