Category: Reuters
Trump to nominate Satterfield ambassador to Turkey
FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield, prepares ahead of his address to the 11th Annual International Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) […]
Mueller seeks tough sentence for ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort
(Reuters) – Prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller urged a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to impose a strict prison sentence for President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul […]
Texas landowners file first lawsuit to block Trump’s national emergency declaration
(Reuters) – Three Texas landowners and an environmental group filed the first lawsuit on Friday challenging President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration aimed at freeing up billions of dollars to […]
Senate inquiry to probe Russian agent’s meetings with Treasury, Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has launched an inquiry into meetings in 2015 between top Obama administration officials, a Russian central banker and Maria Butina, who has […]
Legal challenges to Trump emergency declaration face uphill battle
(Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers, states and others mulling legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to obtain funds to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall face an uphill and […]
Trump to nominate Jeffrey Byard as U.S. emergency management chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump intends to nominate Jeffrey Byard, a senior official at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be its administrator, replacing Brock Long who said […]
Trump declares emergency for border wall, House panel launches probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats […]
House panel announces emergency declaration probe in letter to Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during his declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border during remarks about border security in the Rose Garden of the White House in […]
U.S. judge issues gag order in trial of former Trump adviser Stone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone will still be able to speak about his upcoming criminal trial under a gag order issued on Friday, but the U.S. judge […]
U.S. transport official is top candidate to replace Rosenstein: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Department Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Rosen is the leading candidate to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general to serve alongside new Attorney General William Barr, […]
White House spokeswoman Sanders says she was interviewed in Russia probe
FILE PHOTO: White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Sarah […]
U.S. judge issues gag order in trial of former Trump adviser Roger Stone
FILE PHOTO: Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone gives an interview to Reuters in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday limited […]
Trump declares U.S.-Mexico emergency for border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats […]
After Auschwitz visit, Pence accuses Iran of Nazi-like anti-Semitism
MUNICH/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Iran of Nazi-like anti-Semitism on Friday, maintaining his harsh rhetoric against Tehran just a day he attacked European powers for trying […]
Trump, in proclamation, says military help needed due to ‘gravity’ of emergency
U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border during remarks about border security in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, […]
