Exclusive: Expecting Trump action, U.S. suspends refugee resettlement interviews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has temporarily halted trips by staff to interview refugees abroad as it prepares for a likely shakeup of refugee policy by President Donald Trump, two sources with knowledge of the decisi…
Sanctuary cities see legal holes in Trump’s immigration orders
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to take away funding from self-proclaimed sanctuary cities had one big exemption for one of his favorite constituencies: the police, who would be protected from cuts.
Trump’s hopes for Syria safe zones may force decision on Assad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s push to create safe zones in Syria could force him to make some risky decisions about how far to go to protect refugees, including shooting down Syrian or Russian aircraft or committing thousands of U.S. …
Trump says he wants to cut Navy submarines’ price: Fox News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States needs more submarines but he wants to buy them at a lower cost, resuming his push to get defense contractors to cut the prices they charge the Pentagon.
Trump to seek quick progress with Japan’s Abe on replacement trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will seek quick progress toward a bilateral trade agreement with Japan in place of a broader Asia-Pacific deal he abandoned this week, when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the White House next mon…
Mattis stresses commitment to NATO to German defense chief: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary James Mattis stressed the United States’ commitment to NATO in a telephone call with Germany’s defense minister on Thursday, the Pentagon said.
Republican ideas for healthcare reforms could spell trouble for U.S. states
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s push to fulfill a campaign promise to replace Obamacare, his predecessor’s signature healthcare plan, with the help of a Republican-controlled Congress, could add to U.S. states’ financial str…
Trump would favor Senate rule change if Supreme Court choice blocked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would favor Senate Republicans changing voting rules to allow a simple majority of the Senate to approve his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court if Democrats block his choice, he said in an interview ai…
U.S. consumer financial agency’s backers seek to fight for it in court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two lawmakers and six consumer advocacy groups on Thursday sought to join a court case involving the U.S. consumer financial watchdog as worries that President Donald Trump will dismantle the agency reached a fever pitch.
U.S. government scientists go ‘rogue’ in defiance of Trump
(Reuters) – Rogue Twitter feeds voicing employee concerns at more than a dozen U.S. government agencies have been launched in defiance of what they say are President Donald Trump’s attempts to muzzle federal climate change research and other science.
