Trump to nominate businessman Hagerty as Japan ambassador-White House

U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, the White House said on Thursday. More »

Republican Nunes apologizes over handling of Trump surveillance claim

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) speaks to the media about President Donald Trump’s allegation that his campaign was the target of wiretaps on Capitol Hill in Washington March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein The ... More »

Trump`s auto review may only slow march to better fuel efficiency

A smog testing station for vehicles to stay in compliance with California air quality laws is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake When U.S. President Donald Trump announced a review last week of tough Obama-era vehicle emis... More »

Factbox: A look at U.S. healthcare spending as Obamacare repeal looms

U.S. President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed a healthcare law to kick off their promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. More »

Trump fights for healthcare bill, makes headway with conservatives

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act outside the Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein U.S. President Donald Trump and House of Representatives leaders pushed on Wedn... More »

Trump tries to rally support for healthcare bill as U.S. markets drop

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (L) enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump tried to rally Republican lawmakers behind a plan to dismantle Obama... More »

Trump, Koch brothers at odds over `Trumpcare` vote

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (L) enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Republicans considering whether or not to back U.S. President Donald Trump’s healthcare ref... More »

Trump tries to move past controversies, says he is keeping promises

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump argued on Tuesday that his 60 days in office have been a successful k... More »

Trump`s high court pick vows independence, says he is no `rubber stamp`

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch testifies during the second day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday ... More »

Factbox: Key court cases shed light on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch

Neil Gorsuch has taken part in more than 2,000 court cases as an appeals court judge. Here are seven that offer insights into his legal views as he faces questioning this week in a U.S. Senate hearing on his nomination to become a Supreme Court justice. More »

U.S. reverses course and offers new dates for NATO talks

FILE PHOTO: U.S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson looks on during a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool U.S. Secretary of State Re... More »

First U.S. bumble bee added to endangered species list

File Photo: A rusty patched bumble bee which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing for federal protection as an endangered species is pictured in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. August 7, 2015. Photo courtesy of Rich Hatfield/Handout via REUTERS The rus... More »

U.S. officials meet asylum seekers at Australian-run camp, possibly restarting `dumb deal`

U.S. officials began taking fingerprints of asylum seekers in an Australian-run camp on the Pacific island of Nauru on Monday, signaling that vetting of applicants for resettlement in what U.S. President Donald Trump called a “dumb deal” has restarted. More »

Republicans revamp health bill, boost benefits to older Americans

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older... More »

Trump`s Supreme Court nominee to face senators in marathon hearing

FILE PHOTO – President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives to meet with Senator Al Franken (D-MN) at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. on March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo U.S. Supreme Court nominee Nei... More »

Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 19 at 6:50 p.m. EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., to return to Washington March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday: More »

Trump seeks to ax Appalachia economic programs, causing worry in coal country

Earl Gohl (C), co-director of the Appalachian Regional Commission, is participating in a coding demo with Interapt trainees in Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S. on March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating funding for ... More »

Trump vows appeal up to Supreme Court after loss on travel ban

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the American Center for Mobility for American Manufactured Vehicles in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, U.S. March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst A defiant President Donald Trump has pledged to appeal to the U.S. ... More »

Republicans split, conservatives angry as healthcare overhaul inches ahead

The House Budget Committee begins the markup of the American Healthcare Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Deeply divided Republicans squeezed their U.S. healthcare overhaul, backed by President Donald Trump, throug... More »

Trump`s budget cuts to domestic, aid programs draw Republican scorn

U.S. President Donald Trump’s overview of the budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2018 are displayed at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) on its release by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Rob... More »

Column: Republican health reform is the real disaster for older Americans

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about healthcare at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The Republican leadership in Washington says Obamacare is an imploding disaster. But if your income is low and ... More »

Saudi deputy crown prince, Trump meeting a `turning point`: Saudi adviser

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman meet at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Saudi Arabia hailed a “historical turning point” in U.S.-Saudi relations a... More »

Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 9:25 p.m. ET

U.S. President Donald Trump (C), flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Defense Secretary James Mattis (R), holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Highlights of the day for U.S. Presid... More »

Republicans weigh health bill changes as doubts mount

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell departs after speaking with the media following the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein The White House and congressional leaders said on Tuesda... More »

Senate Intelligence chairman plans public hearing on Russia

Committee Chairman U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) questions former U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) as he testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on his nomination to be Director of National Intelligence in Washington February 28, 2017. REU... More »

Trump aides attack agency that will analyze health bill`s costs

White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney speaks with reporters during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday atta... More »

Post-firing, NY prosecutor`s office likely to plot similar course

The Trump administration’s firing of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara sent shockwaves through New York, but veterans of the high-profile office expect a longstanding mission of cracking down on political corruption and Wall Street wrongdoing to remain int... More »

Trump budget opens new fight among Republicans

President Donald Trump makes remarks to the press as he sits down for a working lunch with members of his cabinet and their spouses, including Veteran’s Administration Secretary David Shulkin (L) and Labor Secretary Wilbur Ross (R), at Trump National Golf Club... More »

Biden says would have liked to be the U.S. president who ended cancer

Jill Biden (L) introduces her husband, former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, to speak about the Biden Cancer Initiative at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Film Interactive Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Former De... More »

Merkel meets Trump in clash of style and substance

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File photo She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished... More »

Defiant U.S. prosecutor fired by Trump administration

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo A prominent U.S. prosecutor said the Trump administration fired him... More »

EPA chief unconvinced on CO2 link to global warming

The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners. REUTER... More »

Tillerson has recused himself from Keystone pipeline issues: State Dept.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stands during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has recused himself from issues... More »

Trump tests dealmaker image to sell healthcare bill

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a listening session with CEOs of small and community banks at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo President Donald Trump has launched a charm offensive of the type... More »

FBI`s Comey meets with top U.S. congressional leaders

FBI Director James Comey speaks at the Boston Conference on Cyber Security at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder FBI Director James Comey on Thursday met with senior congressional leaders, including the intellige... More »

WikiLeaks offers CIA hacking tools to tech companies: Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files Wikileaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it... More »

Republican health plan clears first hurdles, fate uncertain

A copy of Obamacare repeal and replace recommendations (L) produced by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sit next to a copy of the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price addresses the daily p... More »

Republicans forge ahead on Obamacare repeal despite U.S. budget worries

A copy of Obamacare repeal and replace recommendations (L) produced by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sit next to a copy of the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price addresses the daily p... More »

Medical providers oppose Trump-backed health plan, Democrats take aim

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speak about the American Health Care Act, the Republican replacement to Obamacare, at the Republican National Committee in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Rob... More »

CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release: U.S. officials

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia, U.S. on August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of hacking tools to anti-... More »

Ex-Utah Governor Huntsman accepts Trump offer to be ambassador to Russia: official

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman speaks at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., January 16, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo Former Utah Republican Governor Jon Huntsma... More »

CIA leak shows lack of progress in combating `insider threats`

The disclosure this week of documents describing secret CIA hacking tools shows that intensified U.S. government efforts to prevent leaks by intelligence agency employees and contractors have largely failed, cyber security professionals and intelligence offici... More »

Watchdog presses U.S. lawmakers to probe Icahn`s role with Trump

Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it has asked lawmakers to investigate ... More »

Former U.S. intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation

File photo: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets President-elect Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The former top U.S. int... More »

Cuba’s Raul Castro blasts Trump’s Mexican wall and trade policy

Cuba’s President Raul Castro attends an ALBA alliance summit to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticize... More »

Dollar takes breather from Fed-inspired rally

FILE PHOTO: A teller holds U.S. $100 dollar at a bank in Taipei, Taiwan February 23, 2017. Picture taken February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo The dollar slipped in Asian trading on Monday, as investors locked in gains after its rise last week on gr... More »

U.S. Republicans expected to unveil healthcare bill this week

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One, returning to Washington from a weekend in Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-await... More »

Stocks drop as markets wary of Fed, geopolitical tensions

People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors weighed the near-certain pro... More »

Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 5 at 7:35 p.m. EST

U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One as he returns to the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday: More »

Trump claims Obama wiretapped him during campaign- Obama refutes it

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets President-elect Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump accused... More »

Under fire, Trump`s attorney general removes himself from campaign probes

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday he would stay out of any probe into alleged Russian meddling ... More »

Exclusive: Trump aides` bid to plug leaks fuels government paranoia – sources

U.S. President Donald Trump looks up while hosting a House and Senate leadership lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque – RTS110BK President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staf... More »

Eleven U.S. states to drop suit over transgender bathroom order

An activist waves a rainbow flag during the ”Queer and Trans Dance Party” in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz Eleven U.S. states have agreed to drop a lawsuit a... More »

Trump`s EPA budget proposal targets climate, lead cleanup programs

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks to employees of the Agency in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The White House is proposing to slash a quarter of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen... More »

Trump`s `bromance` with Russia`s Putin appears to be cooling

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool/File Photo With his administration on the defensive over investigations into alleged Russian meddling ... More »

Governors met on Obamacare replacement plan with Pence

FILE PHOTO – The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as ”Obamacare”, outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.... More »

New Interior head lifts lead ammunition ban in nod to hunters

New Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (2nd from R) rides on horseback with a U.S. Park Police horse mounted unit while reporting for his first day of work at the Interior Department in Washington, U.S., March 2, 2017. Tami Heilemann/Department of Interior/Handout ... More »

Really tremendous: Trump mimic Alec Baldwin co-authors White House `memoir`

Actor Alec Baldwin speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith /File Photo Actor Alec Baldwin is taking his “Saturday Night Live” impersona... More »

Labor Dept proposes delaying new rule for financial advisers

The U.S. Labor Department has taken a first step toward possible derailment or dilution of its controversial rule on retirement advice as it begins to re-examine it at the directive of President Donald Trump, according to a notice made public on Wednesday. More »

Trump gives nod to Republican tax-credit proposal on Obamacare

President Donald Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo U.S. President Donald Trump backed the use of tax credits to help people purchase health insurance in a speech to Congress on Tuesday, the first time he sig... More »

Republicans lack agreement on Obamacare ahead of Trump speech

A man sits at a health insurance enrollment event in Cudahy, California March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The White House and Congress lacked agreement on a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare on Tuesday amid signs of growing Republican division on the i... More »

U.S. pull-out from Pacific trade deal hurts confidence, Singapore PM tells BBC

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the International Conference on The Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The United States’ pull-out from the Trans Pacific Partnership hurt confidence in American polic... More »

Trump softens immigration stance, takes measured tone in speech

U.S. President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress – Washington, U.S. – 28/02/17 – U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives at the podium. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday he was open to immigration r... More »

Trump promises tax relief, immigration overhaul in Congress address

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives at the podium. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump opened the door on Tuesday to a broad overhaul of the U.S. immigration system and vowed to pursue massive tax relief for the middle class in a spee... More »

Trump supporters praise softer tone in address to Congress

Ann Marie Wheeler applauds as President Donald Trump speaks to congress during a Pinellas County Republican Party watch party in Clearwater, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Scott Audette While U.S. President Donald Trump tried to win over skeptics in ... More »

New Trump travel order will aim to short circuit legal challenges

An international traveler arrives after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder In formulating a new executive order limiting travel to the United States, P... More »

Obamacare plans` drug spending rose faster than other plans in 2016: Express Scripts

FILE PHOTO – The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as ”Obamacare”, outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.... More »

Tenet CEO welcomes delays in Republican changes to Obamacare

Trevor Fetter, CEO of Tenet Healthcare, speaks at the Reuters Health Summit in New York, May 7, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The delays in Republican plans to overhaul Obamacare are helpful to hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp, the company’s chief exec... More »

Obama-era human rights envoy says U.N. must investigate Myanmar

Keith Harper (R) United States representative to the Human Rights Council pauses before the start of the Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The U.N. Hu... More »

Anthem and Blue Crosses loom large in Obamacare talks

The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas Anthem Inc. (ANTM.N) and other U.S. health insurers complained to the White House for more than a year that they were losing money on people wh... More »

Trump to lay out healthcare revamp details in speech to Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Governor’s Dinner in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will offer details on how he would like to overh... More »

White House does not rule out Sessions recusal on Russia probes

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions holds his first meeting with heads of federal law enforcement components at the Justice Department. in Washington U.S., February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas The White House on Sunday did not rule out that Attorney General J... More »

Democrats must overhaul party, attack big business, Sanders says

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a federal contract workers rally to celebrate Andrew Puzder’s decision to withdraw from consideration to be secretary of labor, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Former U.S. Demo... More »

Democrats pick Perez to lead party against Trump

Tom Perez addresses the audience after being elected Democratic National Chair during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Berry U.S. Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as chairm... More »

Aggressive cuts to Obama-era green rules to start soon: EPA head

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks to employees of the Agency in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmen... More »

Overhaul of Medicaid expansion could cost states $32 billion: report

A woman picks up a leaflet at a health insurance enrollment event in Cudahy, California March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Proposals in Congress that would effectively end Medicaid expansion in 31 U.S. states would cost those states at least $32 billion al... More »

Most Americans want U.S. to keep funding expanded Medicaid: poll

Information cards are stacked on a table during an Affordable Care Act outreach event for the Latino community in Los Angeles, California September 28, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn A majority of Americans say it is important to keep federal funding for an exp... More »

Trump asks NASA to explore putting crew on rocket`s debut flight

Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The Trump administration has directed NASA to study whether it is feasible to fly astronauts on the debut flight... More »

Details emerge of Republicans` plans to replace Obamacare

The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as ”Obamacare”, outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. on October 4... More »

Germany says unsure of Trump trade stance, but keen for U.S. talks

U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Germany does not yet have a full picture of the approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is ... More »

Exclusive: Trump says Republican border tax could boost U.S. jobs

President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday spoke positively about a border adjustment tax being pushed by Republi... More »

White House may boost recreational marijuana enforcement: spokesman

People pack a glass bowl with marijuana during Hempfest’s 420Fest at the Luxe Nightclub in Seattle, Washington April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Nick Adams The administration of President Donald Trump may ramp up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuan... More »

Conservatives gather to praise Trump, bury differences

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Conservatives are all smiles this week at an annual convention in Washington, celebrating President Donald Trump’s win... More »

Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms

Transgender activists and supporters protest potential changes by the Trump administration in federal guidelines issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, near the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ern... More »

Republicans more concerned by leaks than Trump team Russian ties: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Rank-and-file Republicans are more concerned about leaks to the media of conversations between Trump advisers and the Russian government than they are about the conversations themselves, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Wednesday. More »

Trump to spare U.S. `dreamer` immigrants from crackdown

U.S. President Donald Trump announces his new National Security Adviser will be Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump’s administration plans to consider... More »

New U.S. environmental chief says agency can also be pro-jobs

Director of Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt is sworn in by Justice Samuel Alito at the Executive Office in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that Ame... More »

Investors bet on Israel tech stock windfall under Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at a Cyber Security Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo Investors are betting heavily that Israeli defense and cyber-security firms will reap a windfall from... More »

Uber hires ex-U.S. Attorney General Holder to probe sexual harassment

Former Attorney General Eric Holder takes the stage during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron Uber Technologies Inc has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review o... More »

Mississippi ports eye Cuba, sign agreements in Havana

The Mississippi ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport signed agreements in Cuba on Monday with an eye to future business and with a Republican U.S. senator from the state looking on, despite concerns President Donald Trump might backtrack on improved relations. More »

Outspoken general named Trump`s top security adviser

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with his new National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster after making the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump... More »

India still keen to buy Westinghouse reactors despite Toshiba meltdown

FILE PHOTO: A policeman walks on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, September 13, 2012. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File photo India does not expect fallout from the financial meltdown at Toshiba Corp (6502.T) to ... More »

Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The U.S. Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up border securit... More »

Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks before swearing in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will s... More »

Uber`s former strategist fined $90,000 for violating lobbying law

FILE PHOTO – White House senior adviser David Plouffe walks to the Marine One helicopter to depart with U.S. President Barack Obama for a day trip to Ohio and New York, from the White House in Washington, June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Chicago’s ethics ... More »

U.S. lawmakers push for answers on Trump team`s Russia ties

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a listening session with the Retail Industry Leaders Association and member company CEOs in the Rosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A crisis over the relation... More »

Trump, Republicans set timeframe for introducing Obamacare replacement

FILE PHOTO – The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as ”Obamacare”, outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.... More »

U.S. appeals court to reconsider challenge to consumer bureau

A U.S. appeals court said on Thursday it will reconsider an October ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure is unconstitutional, virtually guaranteeing the battle over an agency borne of the financial crisis will reach the Supreme Cour... More »

Trump says he`ll submit healthcare reforms in early or mid-March

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to questions questions during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would be submitting planned reforms to the Affordabl... More »

Trump to welcome Netanyahu as Palestinians fear U.S. shift

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool President Donald Trump prepared to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for talks that could shape the c... More »

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