Conservatives have concerns about Sessions as Trump’s attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named his earliest and staunchest supporter in the Senate, conservative Republican Jeff Sessions, to become the next U.S. attorney general, triggering an outcry from civil rights groups as w…
Obama administration bars new oil exploration in Arctic waters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday blocked new exploration for oil and gas in Arctic waters, in a win for environmental groups that had fought development of the ecologically fragile region.
Obama, EU leaders agree to stick together, stay tough on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday underscored the importance of working together in NATO and chided Russia for its bombing of Syria and failure to implement a Ukrainian peace accord.
‘First line of defense’: Democratic states vow to fight Trump in court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic attorneys general in at least five U.S. states have vowed to fight President-elect Donald Trump in the courts if he rolls back Obama-era regulations or adopts policies they view as infringing upon civil liberties.
Top Senate Democrat cites civil rights concerns with Trump pick Sessions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Incoming U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday said he is “very concerned” about Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general and indicated there would be t…
Japan’s PM Abe meets Trump, says confident can build trust
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described Donald Trump as a “trustworthy leader” after meeting the U.S. president-elect on Thursday to get clarity on statements Trump had made while campaigning that had caused concern about the a…
Can Trump make coal great again? At least some companies think so
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most of the U.S. coal industry doubts Donald Trump can fulfill his promise to make the ailing industry great again in a country awash in dirt-cheap natural gas, a competing fuel.
Trump offers Sessions attorney general post: CBS News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has offered Republican Senator Jeff Sessions the job of U.S. Attorney General, CBS News and Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Trump lawyers aim to delay fraud trial at hearing
(Reuters) – Attorneys for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will try at a court hearing on Friday to delay a civil trial involving allegations from students that they were defrauded by the now-defunct Trump University.
Trump may discuss secretary of state job with critic Romney: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump planned a Saturday meeting with Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee and fierce Trump critic, and may discuss whether he should be a candidate for secretary of state, a source fami…
