Republicans more concerned by leaks than Trump team Russian ties: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rank-and-file Republicans are more concerned about leaks to the media of conversations between Trump advisers and the Russian government than they are about the conversations themselves, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll re…
Republicans battle over taxes in Kansas, other states
(Reuters) – Legislation to raise taxes in Republican-controlled Kansas to help balance the budget was defeated on Wednesday after the state Senate failed to override the governor’s veto.
Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster.
Emails show ties between new EPA head, energy firms: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Emails released by the Oklahoma attorney general’s office show a cozy relationship between energy companies and Scott Pruitt, who was the state’s top prosecutor before being sworn in last week as the new chief U.S. environmental …
U.S. to discuss immigration efforts with Mexico: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly will discuss the Trump administration’s stepped-up efforts to combat illegal immigration in talks with Mexican officials later this week, the White …
Trump issues first public condemnation of anti-Semitic incidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his first public condemnation of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States on Tuesday after a new spate of bomb threats to Jewish community centers around the country and vandalism in a Jew…
Trump to spare U.S. ‘dreamer’ immigrants from crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration plans to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will leave protections in place for immigrants known as “dreamers” who entered the United States illegally as chi…
Tillerson affirms importance of constructive U.S.-China ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by telephone with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and affirmed the importance of a constructive U.S.-China relationship, and the two agreed on the need to address the threat posed by No…
New U.S. environmental chief says agency can also be pro-jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that America need not choose between jobs and the environment, in a nod to the energy industry, as the White House prepares executive orders that could come…
Attorney Olmem joins White House economic council: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Andrew Olmem, an attorney and former Republican congressional aide, has joined the White House National Economic Council as a deputy to Gary Cohn, said two sources familiar with the move.
