WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump repeated on Tuesday that immigration authorities would next week target migrants in the country illegally in large-scale arrests, but still gave no details about the planned action. U.S. President Donald Trump talks to…
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Guatemala says it has not pledged to accept U.S.-bound asylum seekers
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala has not yet committed to becoming a “safe third country” for U.S.-bound migrants seeking asylum, but is analyzing with the United States how to contain flows of people from Central America, the Interior Minister said…
Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and who is now a victim of an…
California governor apologizes to Native Americans, cites ‘genocide’
Murder or mutiny? Arguments begin in Navy SEAL’s court martial in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Did decorated U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Ed Gallagher murder a teenage Islamic State fighter or is he being framed by mutinying sailors he commanded and who are testifying against him? U.S. Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief…
Trump set to launch re-election campaign in battleground state of Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launches what may be an uphill battle to persuade voters to give him four more years in office, as he bets a strong U.S. economy will outweigh voter concerns about…
With Esper, Pentagon inherits an army veteran long focused on China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the opinion of Army Secretary Mark Esper, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. military, Washington was late to recognize that America will be locked in a strategic competition with China for years to come.…
Ex-Trump aide Hicks to testify behind closed doors to U.S. House investigators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday the first member of his inner circle to testify to the congressional panel leading a probe into possible obstruction of…
Trump creates doubt over use of U.S. force to protect Gulf oil
GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to take military action to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb but left open whether he would back the use of force to protect Gulf oil supplies that…
Trump says U.S. is ‘very prepared’ with regard to Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House on travel to Orlando, Florida from the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the…
Shanahan pulls out of Pentagon job as reports emerge of family violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging the leadership of the U.S. military into new uncertainty just as tensions…
U.S. lawmaker calls for Facebook to pause cryptocurrency project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading U.S. House lawmaker on Tuesday called on Facebook Inc to halt development on its new cryptocurrency and for company executives to testify before Congress, adding to global concerns about what the digital currency could mean…
Puerto Rico board asks court for more time on members’ appointments
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to extend a July 15 deadline for its members to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, citing concerns that missing it could…
Trump says he will likely nominate Esper for defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely nominate Mark Esper to be the secretary of defense, hours after he named Esper, the secretary of the Army, to replace Patrick Shanahan as acting defense secretary.…
Europeans plan new Iran push but may be nearing end of diplomatic road
PARIS/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany plan a new push to keep Iran in the 2015 nuclear deal despite Tehran’s threat to violate one of its central limits, but they may be nearing the end of the diplomatic road…
