Syria rebels await action from Trump on safe zones, Damascus silent
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels urged President Donald Trump to fulfill a pledge to create safe zones in their country, but analysts doubted he would proceed with a step that could drag Washington deeper into war, hasten Syria’s fragmentation and risk conflict with Russia.
Trump says plans lots of bilateral trade deals with quick termination clauses
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would strike numerous bilateral trade deals, as opposed to multilateral accords like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and they would include clauses to allow a 30-day termination no…
‘Opposites attract,’ UK PM calls on Trump for deeper special relationship
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Saying “opposites attract,” Prime Minister Theresa May called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to build a stronger “special relationship” between Britain and the United States to withstand new, modern-day threats.
U.S. federal employee ‘gag orders’ may be illegal, lawmakers warn Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called on the White House to lift orders barring government agency employees from communicating with the public and Congress, saying such restrictions may violate federal laws.
At least four senior U.S. State Department officials leave posts: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least four senior U.S. State Department officials are departing their posts by Friday, a senior department official told Reuters, leaving vacancies at top policy-making and management levels.
White House says no announcement yet on U.N. spending
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is reviewing all federal government spending, in the United States and abroad, the White House said on Thursday, responding to reports that he was looking at reducing the U.S. role in the Uni…
Trump moves ahead with wall, puts stamp on U.S. immigration, security policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered construction of a U.S.-Mexican border wall and punishment for cities shielding illegal immigrants while mulling restoring a CIA secret detention program as he launched broad but divisiv…
Trump names Cheryl LaFleur acting chairman of FERC
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday named Cheryl LaFleur as the acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), according to a statement released by the FERC.
ICRC, jurists’ group join in rebuke of Trump’s torture remarks, ‘black site’ reports
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have joined global human rights groups in their rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump for condoning torture.
Chelsea Manning criticizes Obama, draws Trump’s ire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning on Thursday questioned Barack Obama’s legacy after the former Democratic president commuted her sentence last week, and she called for “an unapologetic progressive leader”…
