China state media warn Trump against renouncing free trade deals
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday against flip-flopping on trade deals in Asia, as Asia-Pacific leaders gathered for a summit amid fears that growing protectionism will stunt global economic g…
Trump’s national security adviser vows to tackle North Korea nuclear threat: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser says North Korea’s nuclear program would be given a high priority under the new administration, a South Korean official who held talks with him said on Saturday.
Pro-business Sessions will not go easy on corporate crime: lawyers
(Reuters) – Jeff Sessions may be known as a pro-business conservative but as U.S. attorney general he is unlikely to shy away from indicting big companies and individuals for serious white-collar crimes, legal experts said, citing his record as a lawma…
Claims of votes by the dead, felons cloud North Carolina governor race
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s gubernatorial race was undecided 10 days after the Nov. 8 vote and new allegations by the Republican incumbent’s campaign about felons and dead people casting ballots could leave the outcome in limbo for…
Trump’s CIA pick supports domestic surveillance, opposes Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Mike Pompeo, President-elect Donald Trump’s surprise choice to head the CIA, supports the U.S. government’s sweeping collection of Americans’ communications data and wants to scrap the nuclear deal with Iran.
A surge in U.S. deportations could swamp an overtaxed system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to rapidly deport 2 to 3 million illegal immigrants with criminal records would further tax a system already stretched to its limits, current and former U.S. immigration officials say.
Trump agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump University lawsuits
NEW YORK/SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Donald Trump agreed on Friday to pay $25 million to settle fraud lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminars, in what New York’s attorney general called a “stunning reversal” for the U.S. president-elect.
Trump considering Petraeus, others for Pentagon chief: WSJ
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering retired General David Petraeus, who resigned as CIA chief in 2012 after an extra-marital affair was revealed, is being considered for the post of defense secretary, the Wall Street Journal re…
NSA director Rogers is top candidate for DNI under Trump: WSJ
(Reuters) – U.S. National Security Agency Director Admiral Mike Rogers is the leading candidate to become President-elect Donald Trump’s next director of national intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing two unnamed people famil…
Most Americans back ‘just the facts’ news stories: Pew survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans want the media to present facts in news stories without adding interpretation, a Pew Research Center survey said on Friday amid a debate in the media about its role in covering Donald Trump’s unconventional preside…
