Trump Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing to start March 20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, conservative federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, beginning on March 20, the panel’s Republican …
Senior House Democrats want briefing on Flynn, Russians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives Democratic leader and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee asked U.S. intelligence on Thursday for an immediate briefing on contacts between Russian officials and President Donald Trum…
Newspapers aim to ride ‘Trump Bump’ to reach readers, advertisers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s combative view of traditional news media as the “opposition party” and “fake news” is turning out to be the best hope in 2017 for newspapers struggling to attract more digital readers and advertisers.
“It would be huge”: U.S. border town confronts possible import tax
NOGALES, Arizona (Reuters) – For up to 16 hours a day, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and mangoes grown in Mexico flow north through a border checkpoint into Nogales, Arizona, helping to ensure a year-round supply of fresh produce across the United State…
EPA staff told to prepare for Trump executive orders: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been told that President Donald Trump is preparing a handful of executive orders to reshape the agency, to be signed once a new administrator is confirmed, two sources who at…
Meeting Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump backs away from commitment to Palestinian state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped a U.S. commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the longstanding bedrock of Washington’s Middle East policy, even as he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benj…
Republican Senator Collins opposes Pruitt for EPA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine said on Wednesday she would oppose Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency, citing his numerous lawsuits against the agency.
Pence’s mission in Europe: clarify Trump’s foreign policy vision
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence heads to Europe this week to meet with allies seeking clarity on the Trump administration’s foreign policy strategy and its stance toward Russia after the resignation of the top White House n…
Key Senate committee chairman wants briefing on Flynn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday to send the committee documents and provide a briefing on the resignation…
U.S. Labor Dept nominee Puzder withdraws, in blow to Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a blow to President Donald Trump as he tries to assemble his administration, his nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration on Wednesday amid concerns that he could not garner enough Senat…
