After Trump tweet, ethics office to U.S. employees: do not endorse products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day after President-elect Donald Trump encouraged supporters to “Buy L.L. Bean,” a U.S. ethics watchdog on Friday warned federal employees they must not endorse products or companies.
After 2016 campaign, more Americans consider Russia a threat: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans are more concerned than they were before the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign began about the potential threat Russia poses to the country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.
Mexico will ‘immediately’ respond to any U.S. border tax: minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico must be ready to respond immediately with its own tax measures if the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump imposes a border tax, the economy minister said on Friday, warning such protectionism may trigg…
Trump speaks with entertainer Steve Harvey about helping U.S. cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump and Housing Secretary-designate Ben Carson spoke with entertainer and talk show host Steve Harvey on Friday to discuss an effort by the incoming administration to seek positive changes in U.S. inner cit…
Cubans sold everything to reach U.S., now hundreds stranded
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Cubans who sold their homes and belongings in pursuit of an American dream that now lays in tatters were stranded in Central America and Mexico on Friday after Washington abruptly ended a lenient immigration policy.
Obama to hold final news conference on Wednesday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing President Barack Obama will hold his final news conference as U.S. leader on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the briefing room at the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday. He offered no specific tim…
Hedge fund founder Scaramucci to join Trump’s White House as liaison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Anthony Scaramucci, a hedge fund founder who was a fundraiser in Donald Trump’s election campaign, will join the president-elect’s White House staff as an advisor and public liaison to government agencies and businesses, he said on…
EPA locks in 2025 fuel efficiency rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy on Friday finalized a determination that the landmark fuel efficiency rules instituted by President Barack Obama should be locked in through 2025, a bid to maintain a key p…
Trump adviser: TPP ‘dead,’ will move quickly on bilateral trade deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump will not revive his predecessor’s stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in any form, but will quickly pursue bilateral trade agreements, a Trump transition policy adviser said.
Trump, Lockheed Martin CEO to meet on Friday: transition official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will meet with Lockheed Martin Corp Chief Executive officer Marillyn Hewson on Friday, a Trump transition officials said.
