FBI investigated over pre-election decisions on Clinton email
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it would probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to announce an inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails shortly before the November presidential election, a move she has blamed …
U.S. farmers ask Trump to stay the course on Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. farm and agri-business groups on Thursday urged President-elect Donald Trump to build upon progress made by the Obama administration in relations with Cuba, calling trade with the former Cold War foe particularly impor…
U.S. House approves bill on financial regulation costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill requiring the country’s top securities regulator to add up the costs of following new rules before putting them into force, part of a Republican push to reform the feder…
U.S. VP-elect Pence to be sworn in by conservative Justice Thomas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be sworn into office on Jan. 20 by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative legal icon reviled by many liberals.
Trump’s Pentagon choice says U.S. needs to be ready to confront Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon put Russia at the top of a list of threats to U.S. interests on Thursday and told Congress that America must be ready to confront Moscow where necessary, even as he backed Trump’s bid for …
Protests will aim to disrupt Trump inauguration: organizers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators are expected to turn out in Washington next week for protests aiming to “shut down” the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, organizers said on Thursday.
Congress to start undoing Obama-era regulations this month: leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers will begin voiding dozens of new federal regulations at the end of the month to fulfill their promise to undo Democratic President Barack Obama’s legacy, focusing on environmental and labor rules, the second …
CIA nominee seeks to repair damage from Trump feud with spy agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA sought on Thursday to repair damage from the president-elect’s feud with U.S. intelligence agencies, saying he accepted their findings on Russian hacking, would not comply if ordered to renew use of harsh interrogation techniques and would always “have their backs.”
Biden knocks Trump for Nazi reference, criticism of intelligence agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump for comparing the U.S. intelligence establishment to Nazi Germany and said it was damaging to the United States’ standing in the world to denigrate agen…
Democrats press U.S. housing nominee Carson on potential Trump conflicts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday pressed Ben Carson, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead housing policy, on potential conflicts of interest between the agency he is set to run and properties in which the president-elect may hold a fi…
