Trump considering Democratic Senator Manchin for energy secretary: Politico
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia for energy secretary, Politico reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources close to the discussions.
Trump supports completion of Dakota Access Pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said for the first time that he supports the completion of a pipeline project near a North Dakota Indian reservation, which has been the subject of months of protests by tribes and en…
Senator warns against simultaneous overhaul of Medicare and Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Senate Republican warned his party on Thursday against simultaneously overhauling Medicare and the Obamacare health insurance program, saying this would be “biting off more than you can chew.”
Fed may face unnerving shake-up under Trump administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Change at the Federal Reserve could come quickly with President-elect Donald Trump’s team pledging to promptly fill high-level central bank jobs and roll out a tax and fiscal plan that could rewrite policymakers’ core economic as…
Extension of Iran Sanctions Act passes U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed a 10-year extension of sanctions against Iran on Thursday, sending the measure to the White House for President Barack Obama to sign into law and delaying any potentially tougher actions until next year.
Mexico’s Slim: If Trump succeeds, so does Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said on Thursday that if President-elect Donald Trump succeeds in office, it will be good news for Mexico, and that he would be more worried as an American than a Mexican about the next U.S. gove…
Trump packs transition team with Washington veterans, review shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump, who pledged on the campaign trail to “drain the swamp” in Washington, is staffing his on-the-ground transition teams mostly with government veterans, including ex-lobbyists, a Reuters review of publi…
Obama, trying to protect legacy, unlikely to act on Mideast peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, keen to preserve his legacy on domestic health care and the Iran nuclear deal, is not expected to make major moves on Israeli-Palestinian peace before leaving office, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
New Jersey’s Christie mulls run to lead Republican Party: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, an early supporter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, is considering a run to lead the Republican National Committee, Politico reported on Thursday.
Soyinka shreds U.S. greencard in anger over Trump victory
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka has torn up his United States green card and renounced his American residency in protest at Donald Trump’s U.S. election win, the writer told news channel eNCA on Thursday.
