Tale of Two Donalds: Trump gives Europe splitting headache
VALLETTA (Reuters) – “Our Donald”, or “the other Donald”? European Union leaders meeting in Malta found themselves taking sides, between their summit chairman, “our Donald” Tusk, and the new U.S. president, Donald Trump.
U.S. appeals court denies request to restore Trump’s immigration ban
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeal court late on Saturday denied an emergency appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice to restore an immigration order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refu…
Justice Department appeals judge’s immigration order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed an appeal late Saturday to restore President Donald Trump’s immigration order barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refugees, even as travelers raced to ente…
Trump: U.S. will win appeal of judge’s travel ban order
WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the Justice Department will win an appeal filed late Saturday of a judge’s order lifting a travel ban he had imposed on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries.
U.S. moves to resume admitting refugees, including Syrians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Saturday moved to begin admitting refugees, including Syrians, as soon as Monday after a federal judge on Friday blocked a Trump administration temporary ban on refugee admissions.An email from the St…
Immigration chaos and long nights led to Washington’s court win
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson arrived in Seattle last Saturday after a trip to Florida, public outrage over the immigration order issued the previous day by President Donald Trump was quickly growing…
Thousands protest in London against Trump’s refugee ban
LONDON (Reuters) – Several thousand people demonstrated outside the U.S. embassy in London on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his temporary ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
Trump’s pick for Army secretary drops out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vincent Viola, an Army veteran and founder of a high-speed trading firm nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be secretary of the Army, withdrew his name from consideration on Friday, a U.S. official said.
Mattis reaffirms U.S. alliance with Japan ‘for years to come’
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wrapped up a visit to Japan on Saturday reaffirming Washington’s commitment to its defense treaty with Tokyo amid concerns about President Donald Trump’s approach to the region and the alliance.
Trump’s travel ban has revoked 60,000 visas for now
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 60,000 visas were revoked under U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, the State Department said on Friday, in one of several government …
