White House: Will not rule out more Guantanamo releases this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of additional prisoners being transferred from the U.S. naval facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before President Barack Obama leaves office on Friday.
Boeing CEO sees ‘near term’ plane deal after Trump meeting
(Reuters) – Boeing Co’s chief executive said on Tuesday that he and President-elect Donald Trump “made progress” on lowering the cost of the Air Force One presidential aircraft fleet and on a potential sale of Boeing fighter aircraft, and suggesting a …
Upbeat Boeing CEO says meeting with Trump ‘very productive’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg said he had a “very productive” meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday and was encouraged by progress in talks on the Air Force One replacement fleet and on fighter planes…
Putin says he doubts Trump met with Moscow prostitutes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he doubted U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had met with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room several years ago, referring to an unverified dossier published last week that Trump has di…
Scaramucci’s SkyBridge sells itself, investment team to stay put
BOSTON (Reuters) – SkyBridge Capital, the hedge fund investment firm founded by Anthony Scaramucci, will sell a majority of itself to RON Transatlantic EG and HNA Capital, the company said on Tuesday, four days after Scaramucci took a position in Presi…
New York Times to boost spending on Trump coverage amid budget cuts
(Reuters) – The New York Times Co will increase spending on coverage of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration while cutting its overall budget this year, according to a blog post by its editors on Tuesday.
Head of Austrian far right to visit Washington at time of Trump inauguration
VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, Heinz-Christian Strache, has said he will travel to Washington for meetings “on the sidelines of” the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, though he did not specify who.
Bare-breasted FEMEN activist grabs Trump statue by crotch
MADRID (Reuters) – A topless activist from the feminist group FEMEN attacked a life-size wax statue of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during an unveiling ceremony at Madrid’s wax museum on Tuesday.
Unlike Trump, Americans want strong environmental regulator – Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 60 percent of Americans would like to see the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s powers preserved or strengthened under incoming President Donald Trump, and the drilling of oil on public lands to hold steady or drop, …
Trump’s criticism only draws Europeans closer, says French minister
PARIS (Reuters) – Criticism of Europe by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump only serves to reinforce European solidarity, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Tuesday.
