Lockheed says didn’t seek help from Trump’s ex-campaign manager
(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp did not turn to Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, and his lobbying firm to steer through the cost dispute around the F-35 fighter plane, a company spokesman said.
Lawsuit claims Trump travel ban discriminates against Muslims
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit filed on Thursday of violating the religious freedom of some nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries who have been barred from entering the United State…
U.S. Republicans wrestle with effort to gut Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in Congress struggled on Thursday with their efforts to dismantle Obamacare, with conservatives urging haste while some lawmakers said the task had become more of a repair job than the repeal of the U.S. healthcare la…
Tillerson, on first day, addresses dissent and calls Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for unity and understanding on his first day at the State Department amid internal dissent over policies of President Donald Trump, which have also antagonized a range of allies.
Trump vows to end prohibition on church political activity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to free churches and other tax-exempt institutions of a 1954 U.S. law banning political activity, drawing fire from critics who accused him of rewarding his evangelical Christian supporter…
White House says Israeli settlement building may not help peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday that Israel’s building of new settlements or expansion of existing ones in occupied territories may not be helpful in achieving peace with Palestinians, adopting a more measured tone than…
Critics decry Trump plan to limit counter-extremism program
SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Trump administration effort to exclude violent white supremacists from a government anti-terrorism program and focus efforts solely on Islamist extremism drew a sharp backlash Thursday, with New York state’s top …
U.S. warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response if nuclear arms used
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an “effective and overwhelming” response if Pyongyang chose to use nuclear weapons, as he reassured Seoul of steadfast U.S. support at the end of a two-da…
Trump names former ‘black site’ prison operator CIA deputy chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A veteran CIA clandestine service officer who ran one of the agency’s “black site” prisons set up after the 9/11 attacks was named deputy director of the U.S. spy agency on Thursday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Can Trump cut funds to UC Berkeley? Experts say not really
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to withhold funding from the University of California at Berkeley where violent protests led to the cancellation of a speech by a far-right editor, academics and exp…
