Trump to name ex-Georgia Governor Perdue as agriculture secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will name former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as his nominee for secretary of agriculture on Thursday, a senior transition official said on Wednesday.
New Zealand’s Xero chairman resigns after accepting Trump position
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand accounting software firm Xero Ltd said on Thursday that its chairman, Chris Liddell, would resign after accepting a position as an assistant to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
Trump’s Indonesian business partner sees no conflicts of interest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Indonesian business partner dismissed concerns by ethics officials that the U.S. president-elect’s companies’ overseas business deals might be vulnerable to conflicts of interest in an interview on Wednesday.
OSCE report cites concerns about U.S. electoral system: German media
BERLIN (Reuters) – International observers documented a range of concerns during November’s U.S. elections, including cyber security risks, disenfranchisement of current and former prisoners, and an opaque campaign finance system, a German newspaper gr…
Obama to Trump: Keep Russia sanctions separate from nuclear talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to keep separate the issue of economic sanctions on Russia from the pursuit of talks to reduce nuclear stockpiles.
Obama hopes for quiet after White House but will defend ‘core values’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – He is ready for some quiet time, plans to do some writing and intends to give his successor space to govern, at least on most issues.
Commerce nominee Ross calls China ‘most protectionist’ country
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for commerce secretary, voiced sharp criticism of China’s trade practices on Wednesday, telling senators he would seek new ways of combating them.
Obama suggests U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem could be ‘explosive’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday that moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem could have “explosive” results and said he was worried that the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were …
Democrats take aim at Mnuchin as confirmation hearing looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Borrowers who say OneWest Bank refused to help them when they struggled to pay their mortgages appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where they urged the U.S. Senate to vote against confirming the bank’s former chief executive, Ste…
Trump health pick defends stocks, says Americans won’t lose insurance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defended his stock holdings and proposals to dismantle Obamacare on Wednesday, saying Americans would not suddenly lose health insura…
