Lockheed CEO tells Trump she will work to drive down cost of F-35
(Reuters) – The chief executive of Lockheed Martin Corp told President-elect Donald Trump on Friday that she was committed to driving down the cost of the company’s F-35 fighter jet, a day after Trump took aim at the cost of the F-35 in a Twitter post….
Trump’s nuclear remarks test bid to improve Russia ties
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump upped the stakes on Friday in a back-and-forth exchange with President Vladimir Putin over nuclear weapons that tested the Republican’s promises to improve relations with Russia…
Exclusive: Trump team seeks names of officials working to counter violent extremism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has asked two Cabinet departments for the names of government officials working on programs to counter violent extremism, according to a document seen by Reuters and U.S. offici…
Lockheed Martin CEO commits to driving down F-35 fighter’s costs
(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp said its Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson gave U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a personal commitment to bring down the price of its F-35 fighter jet, after he heaped pressure on the aerospace company over the cost.
Obama signs defense spending bill, criticizes Guantanamo policy
HONOLULU (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law an annual defense policy bill, but in a lengthy statement he raised objections to parts of it, including policies blocking him from closing the detention center at Guantanamo Ba…
Putin shrugs off Trump’s nuclear plans, says Democrats sore losers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was unfazed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to boost the U.S. nuclear arsenal, praising Trump for being in touch with U.S. public opinion while branding the Democrats sore election lo…
Trump ‘arms race’ comment sows more doubt on nuclear policy
WEST PALM BEACH (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sowed more doubt about his position on nuclear proliferation on Friday, reportedly welcoming an arms race even as his spokesman insisted that an atomic weapons build-up was not likely to hap…
U.S. senator threatens to curb aid over U.N. resolution on Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. senator who oversees the United States’ UN funding threatened on Friday to pull financial support for the international body if it moves forward with a vote on a resolution over Israeli settlements, and for any nation …
Putin says Democrats wrongly trying to blame others for defeat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the U.S. Democratic Party was wrongly trying to blame its electoral defeat to Donald Trump on external factors.
Chinese media alarmed at Trump trade adviser, warn of U.S. showdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Friday expressed alarm and warned of a “showdown with the U.S.” after President-elect Donald Trump named Peter Navarro, an economist who has urged a hard line against China, to head a new White House National …
