Obama’s EU envoy says Brexiteer Farage misleading Trump
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Barack Obama’s envoy to Brussels warned Donald Trump against the “lunacy” of backing an EU break-up, saying Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage may have given the incoming U.S. president a false impression that more countries might follow Britain out of the bloc.
UK PM May says Trump dossier author has not worked for Britain for years
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said the person who wrote reports containing details of compromising material Russia allegedly collected on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has not worked for the British government for years.
Trump scorns probe into FBI pre-election handling of Clinton emails
(Reuters) – Donald Trump responded with derision on Friday to news of an investigation into the FBI decision to make public an inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails days before the Nov. 8 presidential election, a decision that Clinton said was a factor…
Trump blames ‘both Democrats and Republicans’ for allegations
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday accused his political opponents, “both Democrats and Republicans,” for putting together a dossier of unverified claims linking him to Russia and said the document was probably released by intellig…
New North Dakota governor expects controversial pipeline to be built
(Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who took office last month in the height of tensions surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline, said he believed the line would eventually be built and asked opponents to clean their protest camp before sprin…
Kerry says he’s confident Trump administration will stick to peaceful policies in Asia
HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) – Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was confident the next administration would stick to the same peaceful principles on Asian security as the current one, despite hawkish comments from President-e…
Some U.S. House Republicans doubtful ahead of vote to begin Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives moved toward a Friday vote to begin dismantling Obamacare despite anxiety among some Republicans they were rushing into a major step without knowing the budget consequences or having a firm idea …
Exclusive: U.S. congressional committee demands answers on WHO cancer agency
LONDON (Reuters) – The chairman of a U.S. congressional committee investigating taxpayer funding of a World Health Organization cancer agency has asked U.S. health officials to release crucial documents.
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration po…
Obama surprises Vice President Biden with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama surprised Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction in an emotional White House ceremony that celebrated their partnership over eight years…
