U.S. Treasury chief to plan for trade meeting in China soon: spokesman
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will plan for another trade meeting in China at some point soon, a Treasury spokesman said on Tuesday, adding to President Donald Trump’s earlier statements that U.S. dialogue with Beijing was continuing.
U.S. Senate Republicans: Trump to give immigration speech in coming days
Republican U.S. Senators John Cornyn and John Barrasso said Tuesday that President Donald Trump will give a speech on immigration as soon as later this week.
U.S. attorney general launches fresh review of origins of Russia probe
U.S. Attorney General William Barr is working with top intelligence officials and a senior federal prosecutor on at least the third inquiry to date into the origins of the Mueller probe of President Donald Trump and Russian election meddling, a person …
Senate Majority Leader McConnell says ‘nobody wins a trade war’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that “nobody wins a trade war” but he hoped President Donald Trump’s tactics in negotiations China would put the United States in a better position to move trade talks forward with Beijing.
Democrat Warren rejects town hall on ‘hate-for-profit’ Fox News
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday said she was refusing an invitation to participate in a town hall organized by Fox News, calling the American cable news network popular with conservatives “a hate-for-profit racket.”
U.S. House panel requests White House provide nondisclosure agreements
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform on Tuesday reissued a request made last year for copies of the nondisclosure agreements signed by White House staffers under President Donald Trump.
Democratic Governor Bullock touts broad appeal as he launches White House bid
Democratic Governor Steve Bullock of Montana jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Tuesday, touting his ability to work with Republicans and promising to make campaign finance reform a signature issue.
Democrats and Trump do battle in court over his financial records
A federal judge on Tuesday said financial records from U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-time accounting firm would be part of a “proper subject of investigation” by Congress, appearing to side with Democratic lawmakers seeking more oversight of the p…
U.S. attorney general sets up team to dig into Mueller probe origins
U.S. Attorney General William Barr is working with top intelligence officials and a senior federal prosecutor on at least the third inquiry to date into the origins of the Mueller probe of President Donald Trump and Russian election meddling, a person …
U.S. senators plan bill targeting Russia-Germany pipeline: source
A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation as soon as Tuesday seeking sanctions targeting the Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany under fire from the United States and some European Union countries.
