Senate Republicans signal strong support for U.S. SEC nominee Clayton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The confirmation process for Republican President Donald Trump’s choice to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be moving forward without any hiccups.
Republicans to kill U.S. rules on corruption, environment, labor and guns next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans are set to overturn a slew of Obama-era regulations next week, including a controversial anti-bribery rule aimed at U.S. resource companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp , according to a top…
Any UK-U.S. trade deal will put Britain first: PM May
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday any trade deal agreed with the United States would put British interests and values first.
Trump’s top defense and homeland officials to attend Munich Security Conference
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Homeland Security chief John Kelly will attend the Munich Security Conference in February, and the event’s organizers said on Wednesday they expect other senior U.S. officials to attend also…
Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countri…
Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership…
China foreign minister says wants to manage disputes with U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants dialogue with the new U.S. administration to manage disputes and promote bilateral relations, but only on the basis of respecting each other’s core interests, like the “one China” principle, China’s foreign minister said…
Trump’s defense chief eyes debut trip to Japan, South Korea next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s defense secretary plans to visit Japan and South Korea next week, choosing the two close U.S. allies for his debut trip abroad as Pentagon chief, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on conditio…
Trump clears way for controversial oil pipelines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders on Tuesday smoothing the path for the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines in a move to expand energy infrastructure and roll back key Obama administration environmen…
Trump administration seeks to muzzle U.S. agency employees
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has moved since he took office last week to curb the flow of information from several government agencies involved in environmental issues, in actions that may have been design…