Trump, South Korea’s Hwang agree to strengthen defenses against North Korea: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn agreed to take steps to strengthen joint defense capabilities to defend against North Korea’s nuclear threat, the White House said on Sunday after a tele…
Koch network launches effort to kill Republican border tax plan
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch is launching a campaign to sink a border tax under consideration by Republican leaders in Congress, a move that could complicate the lawmakers’ efforts to find a way to pay for Pre…
Trump aides call travel ban success despite broad criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called the implementation of a temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries a “massive success story” despite criticism from some top Republicans, protests and…
U.S. judges limit Trump immigration order; some officials ignore rulings
(Reuters) – U.S. judges in at least five states blocked federal authorities from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
U.S. homeland security head: Entry of lawful permanent residents in ‘national interest’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Sunday that in applying the provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees and immigration, he deemed the entry of lawful permanent residents “in the nationa…
Global backlash grows against Trump’s immigration order
BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) – A global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration curbs gathered strength on Sunday as several countries including long-standing American allies criticized the measures as discriminatory and divisive.
Leading Republican Corker says Trump immigration order ‘poorly implemented’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee, said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees and immigration had been “poorly implemented,” particularly for …
Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States sparked confusion and anger on Saturday after immigrants and refugees were kept off flights and left …
Senate finance committee to vote on Representative Price on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-majority U.S. Senate Finance Committee will vote on Tuesday on the nomination of Representative Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services, the panel’s chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch, said on Sund…
Trump puts five-year lobbying ban on his political appointees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday put restrictions on the kind of lucrative lobbying gigs his White House aides and other administration officials can accept after they leave government.
