Trump’s visit to Britain could happen around June: London police chief
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom could happen around June, the outgoing chief of London’s Metropolitan Police said on Thursday.
Sessions confirmed as U.S. attorney general after battle with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bitterly divided U.S. Senate confirmed Republican Senator Jeff Sessions on Wednesday as the next attorney general of the United States after strong pushback from Democrats concerned about his record on civil rights.
Japan’s Abe to propose new cabinet level talks with United States: government official
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose new cabinet level U.S.-Japan talks on trade, security and macroeconomic issues, including currencies, when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, a Japanese government official …
Fighting travel ban is gamble for Democratic officials in Trump states
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three of the 19 Democratic state attorneys general who joined Washington state’s legal challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban are making a politically tricky maneuver: they are from states that went f…
Trump breaks ice with China’s Xi in letter seeking ‘constructive’ ties
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter that said he looked forward to working with him to develop relations, although the pair haven’t spoken directly since Trump took…
Trump’s Supreme Court pick dispirited by president’s tweets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, on Wednesday described as “demoralizing” and “disheartening” the U.S. president’s Twitter attacks on a judge who suspended Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries,…
Trump, aviation executives to discuss infrastructure Thursday: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. aviation executives will discuss the industry’s aging airports and air traffic control reform when they meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Sessions’ role as U.S. attorney general unsettles legalized pot industry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The prospect of Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general has cast uncertainty over the country’s nascent legalized marijuana industry, souring deals and disrupting share prices since the longtime critic of the drug …
Trump blasts retailer Nordstrom, raising new concern on business ties
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump blasted department store chain Nordstrom Inc on Wednesday for dropping his daughter Ivanka’s clothing line, prompting critics to accuse him of misusing public office to benefit his family’s sprawl…
Canada foreign minister will oppose U.S. border tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canada opposes the idea of the United States imposing new border tariffs and would respond to any such move, the country’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, said on Wednesday after her first meeting with U.S. Secretary of Stat…
