Firebrand Milo quits Breitbart News after child sex remarks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Provocative far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos resigned on Tuesday as a senior editor of the Breitbart News website after he was vilified and lost a book deal over comments that condoned certain intimate relations between men …
Conservative U.S. justices skeptical in cross-border shooting case
(Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed skepticism about reviving a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mexican teenager against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fatally shot the 15-year-old from across the border in Texas …
Virginia governor vetoes bill defunding Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have blocked funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and other health services.
Outspoken lieutenant general named Trump’s top security adviser
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday named Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his super…
Exclusive: White House delivered EU-skeptic message before Pence visit – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – In the week before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Brussels and pledged America’s “steadfast and enduring” commitment to the European Union, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon met with a German diplomat and delivered a …
Trump to reverse Obama-era environmental rules in executive orders: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will reverse a handful of Obama-era environmental regulations in executive orders that could be signed as early as this week, the Washington Post reported, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the …
Mattis welcomes naming of Trump’s top security adviser: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis welcomed the naming of Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as the new national security adviser, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. committed to Europe alliances: Haley
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NATO is the “strongest alliance in history” and the United States is committed to its alliances in Europe, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday.
Top U.S. diplomat, security chief to visit Mexico Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Mexico this week along with the Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to discuss issues including border security with the southern neighbor amid frayed relations under new U.S. Presid…
Europe dodges Trump’s defense spending ultimatum
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent top U.S. officials to Europe with a familiar warning from Washington that allies must spend more on defense, this time with the ultimatum “or else”.
