Trump denies trying to get security clearance for his children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not trying to get security clearance for his children, which would allow them access to classified government information.
U.S. panel says China state firms should be banned from buying U.S. companies
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional commission charged with monitoring security and trade links between the United States and China has recommended that CFIUS, the body that vets acquisitions from foreign firms, be required to block pur…
U.S. panel urges probe on whether China weakening U.S. militarily
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. advisory commission warned on Wednesday that China’s growing military might may make it more likely to use force to pursue its interests and called for a government probe into how far outsourcing to China has weakened the …
A post-Trump SEC could shake up current policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It will be a new day at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after President-elect Donald Trump installs his choice to run the agency.
Trump transition clears first paperwork hurdle: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said it received a signed memorandum of understanding from Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Tuesday evening, an initial step in being able to provide more detailed briefing materials to the incoming administrati…
Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump shuffled his transition team again on Tuesday, jettisoning a national security expert and lobbyists from his inner circle as he closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key econom…
Trump aims to ease Asian allies’ qualms when he meets Japan’s Abe
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is expected to use his first meeting with a foreign leader as U.S. president-elect this week to try to reassure Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other Asian allies rattled by his campaign rhetoric, advise…
Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate co…
U.S. says war crimes probe of U.S. forces in Afghanistan unwarranted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An International Criminal Court investigation of possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan is not “warranted or appropriate,” the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday after prosecutors in The Hague found initial grounds …
Little-known Republican becomes Trump liaison in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, says he talks to Donald Trump often, but the president-elect has tapped a little-known lawmaker from western New York to be his eyes and ears among congressional Republicans.
