Putin, Trump speak by phone, aim for cooperation: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday agreed to work toward “constructive cooperation”, including on fighting terrorism, the Kremlin said.
U.S. slams proposed Israeli bill on settlements as ‘troubling step’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday described as “troubling” an Israeli bill supported by a ministerial committee allowing settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on private Palestinian land and said it hoped the law …
U.S. internet firms ask Trump to support encryption, ease regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. internet companies including Facebook Inc and Amazon Inc have sent President-elect Donald Trump a detailed list of their policy priorities, which includes promoting strong encryption, immigration reform and maintaining liabi…
Oil mogul Hamm tops Trump list for U.S. energy secretary: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Continental Resources Chief Executive Harold Hamm is at the top of President-elect Donald Trump’s list to serve as energy secretary, according to U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a Trump energy adviser who confirme…
Trump poses daunting new challenge for Germany’s Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory has been a shock for America’s major partners around the world. But perhaps nowhere has the blow been more painful than in Germany, a country that under Angela Merkel has come to see itself as a bastion of open…
Obama, Mexico’s Pena Nieto discuss U.S.-Mexico relationship: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke by phone on Monday with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto about the economy, organized crime and migration, the White House said in a statement.
Election over, Congress pivots to lame-duck debate over spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a bitter election campaign finally over, the Congress will reconvene this week to try to set aside its partisan differences long enough to keep the government from closing.
Trump looking at fast ways to quit global climate deal: source
WASHINGTON/MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is seeking quick ways to withdraw the United States from a global accord to combat climate change, a source on his transition team said, defying broad global backing for the plan to…
Trump hires Republican insider, conservative firebrand for White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday picked Reince Priebus, a Washington insider who heads the Republican National Committee, as White House chief of staff, signaling a willingness to work with Congress to advance his agenda wh…
U.S. protesters march against Trump presidency for fifth day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager said President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do more to su…
