As Trump takes over, U.S. ends plan to cut mortgage premiums
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration, hours after taking office on Friday, suspended a plan to cut mortgage insurance premiums on federally insured home loans that the U.S. government had estimated would save eligible homeowners an average o…
‘It’s made in Vietnam!’ At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocks many
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address on Friday was his call to “buy American and hire American.”
Trump backers’ disparate hopes coalesce around promise of change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pomp and circumstance were like any big Washington celebration: a regal backdrop, the patriotic music, the military precision of the ceremony.
FBI employee gets two years in prison for acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former FBI employee in New York was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after admitting that he illegally acted at the direction of a Chinese official to gather sensitive information.
U.S. soldier Bergdahl seeks charge dismissal over Trump comments
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, charged with desertion in Afghanistan, wants the case against him dismissed, saying he cannot get a fair trial now that Donald Trump, who has called him a traitor, is president, according to a…
North Dakota landowners sue over pipeline easement payments
(Reuters) – Over a dozen landowners in North Dakota have filed a lawsuit against a company involved in the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline, charging they were misled into accepting unfair compensation for allowing the pipeline to cross their …
Former President George H.W. Bush watched inaugural from hospital room
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who has spent nearly a week at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for pneumonia, watched the inauguration of President Donald Trump from the intensive care unit, a family spoke…
Trump administration condemns America’s ‘dangerous anti-police atmosphere’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration condemned what it called the “anti-police atmosphere” in America and called for more law enforcement and more effective policing in a statement on the White House website after President Donald Trump’s in…
Fox News signs Brexit leader Nigel Farage as contributor
(Reuters) – Nigel Farage, who led the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, will be a political analyst on Fox News and Fox Business Network, Fox News said on Friday.
Propane tank detonated by Boston police car, no one hurt
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston police officer found a burning propane tank near an unoccupied police cruiser on Friday but drove the car away before the tank detonated and no one was hurt in the blast, a police spokeswoman said.
