Trump’s tough trade talk makes U.S. firms fear China retribution
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s challenges to China on trade and Taiwan are rattling American companies who have long benefited from stable relations between the two countries but now fear retaliation by Beijing if Tr…
Trump delays announcement on his business until January
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has delayed until January an announcement originally set for this week on how he plans to step back from running his business empire to avoid conflicts of interest, his spokesman said on Monday.
Green Party U.S. election recount bid comes to a close
(Reuters) – The recount effort by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in three U.S. states came to an end on Monday, after weeks of legal wrangling yielded only one electoral review in Wisconsin that favored Republican winner Donald Trump.
Senate Republican leader backs investigation into Russian hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate’s top Republican broke with President-elect Donald Trump on Monday over whether Russian hacking during the U.S. election merited closer scrutiny, a fissure between Trump and his party that appeared to grow as lawmakers…
Trump attack on Lockheed Martin foreshadows war on defense industry
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Monday widened his attack on defense contractors, slamming Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet program as too expensive as aides to the president-elect said he intends to keep pushing to cut the costs of militar…
Trump taps Goldman Sachs executive Cohn for key economic post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he would appoint Goldman Sachs Group Inc President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn to head the White House National Economic Council, a group that coordinates economic policy…
Trump to name Exxon Mobil CEO Tillerson as U.S. secretary of state: Fox News
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will name Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of state, Fox News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.
Ex-Illinois congressman pleads not guilty to spending scandal
(Reuters) – A former U.S. representative whose lavish Washington office raised questions about use of taxpayer money pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of defrauding the federal government and campaign committees, then trying to cover it up.
SEC Chair White defies Republican requests to stall rulemaking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White on Monday defied requests by Senate Republicans to delay adopting new rules on everything from derivatives to mutual funds until after President-elect Donald Trump takes…
Senate’s CIA torture report will go into Obama archive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to include a massive report on the CIA’s use of waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation techniques” in his presidential papers, meaning it may eventually be declassified…
