Kerry warns of ‘authoritarian populism,’ takes jab at Trump tweets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned of the dangers of authoritarian populism and offered a thinly veiled critique of Donald Trump’s prolific use of Twitter, saying it allowed the president-elect to avoid accounta…
Trump calls for immediate Obamacare repeal, quick replacement: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to repeal Obamacare immediately on Tuesday, saying there was no cause for delay and that a replacement plan should follow the repeal within weeks, according to an …
About 11.5 million people signed up for Obamacare plans November 1-December 24
(Reuters) – Roughly 11.5 million people signed up for individual health plan coverage under U.S. President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, an increase of 286,000 from a year earlier, according to government figures releas…
Mexico again says there is ‘no way’ it will pay for Trump wall
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s new Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Tuesday there is no way his country will pay for the wall that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to build on the United States’ southern border to keep out illegal…
Departing U.S. trade chief warns against withdrawing from TPP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s departing chief trade negotiator warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that it risked abdicating U.S. leadership in Asia by scrapping Obama’s 12-country Pacific Rim free trade deal.
Britain in ‘front seat’ for U.S. trade deal, top Republican says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will be in the “front seat” to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming administration of Donald Trump, a top Republican in the United States Senate said, the BBC reported.
Trump’s Commerce pick Wilbur Ross is no stranger to protectionism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one of the first things he did was head to Washington to immerse himself in trade law and policy.
Exclusive: Trump pulled out of project in ex-Soviet Georgia to avoid conflict of interest – ex-partner
TBILISI (Reuters) – The Trump Organization pulled out of a $250-million real estate project in ex-Soviet Georgia to avoid a potential conflict with Donald Trump’s role as president, Trump’s former business partner in the project told Reuters.
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner to become senior White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will become a senior White House adviser working on trade and the Middle East, transition officials said on Monday, in a rare case of a close presidential family memb…
Ryan, Trump team discuss border tax at Capitol Hill meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and top members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Monday discussed a controversial plan to tax imports during an evening meeting on Capitol Hill, a Trump adviser …
