FILE PHOTO: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at a press conference at the Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s drive to win passage of a sweeping Republican tax bill ... More »
FILE PHOTO – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives before U.S. President Donald Trump and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speak at a joint statement at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reu... More »
A series of tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia prompted concerns on Sunday among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham saying Trump could b... More »
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn departs U.S. District Court, where he was expected to plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan... More »
On the eve of his trip to Europe, Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an "ironclad" promise of U.S. support to its oldest allies. More »
Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the Republican tax plan as it works through the Senate in Washington November 30, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday delayed voting on a Republican tax o... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is considering recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move th... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said America stood with ally Japan against the North Korean "menace" and that Washington would work with Tokyo to sort out problems on trade between the world's biggest and third-largest economies. More »
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday that Republican lawmakers are weighing a "host of ideas" as the House tax-writing committee begins revising a tax bill this week, though he expects the broad outlines to remain the same. More »
The investigation into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election will enter a new phase as early as Monday, when the first charges resulting from the probe could be unsealed and a target taken into custody. More »
A federal grand jury on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. More »
Former CIA director James Woolsey pitched a $10 million contract to two Turkish businessmen to help discredit a controversial U.S.-based cleric while Woolsey was an adviser to Donald Trump's election campaign, three people familiar with the proposal said. More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a National Football League game on Sunday after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year in silent protest against police violence toward racial minorities. More »
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday he would meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Washington D.C. on Oct. 16 for the second round of an economic dialogue between the two countries. More »
President Donald Trump and top aides have urged conservative Republicans in Congress to craft legislation protecting "Dreamers" brought illegally to the United States as children, a move that could jeopardize efforts to work with Democrats on the issue. More »
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was confronted by largely silent protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's promotion of for-profit schools and changes to how colleges handle sex assault allegations at a speech at Harvard University on T... More »
A proposal by U.S. Republicans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance program suffered serious new setbacks within the party on Sunday, when Senator Ted Cruz expressed his opposition and Senator Susan Collins dug in with strong criticism of the l... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump called Hurricane Irma "some big monster" as it battered the Florida coast, saying he wanted to go to the state very soon and praising emergency officials for their efforts to protect people. More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had directed full federal resources to help with Hurricane Irma at it batters the Florida coast and that his latest briefing on the storm caused him great concern. More »
President Donald Trump on Thursday embraced a suggestion from the Senate's top Democrat to end congressional battles over the U.S. debt ceiling, a day after he stunned fellow Republicans by striking a major budget deal with the opposition party. More »
Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that it was premature to try to remove U.S. President Donald Trump by claiming he is physically or mentally impaired. More »
China's President Xi Jinping said there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. More »
Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has shown an affinity, and perhaps even a deference, to the generals he has surrounded himself with in his Cabinet and at the White House, save one exception: the war in Afghanistan. More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday denied that he is preparing for a presidential election run in 2020, saying the suggestion is "disgraceful and offensive." More »
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talks to reporters as she leaves a meeting of the Senate Republican caucus to unveiling of Senate Republicans’ revamped proposal to replace Obamacare health care legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 13, 201... More »
Part of an email conversation between Donald Trump Jr and publicist Rob Goldstone is seen in a Twitter message posted by Trump Jr. on July 11, 2017. @DonaldJTrumpJR/Handout via REUTERS President Donald Trump’s eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woma... More »
Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) attends a new conference following party policy lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 11, 2017. U.S. Senate Republicans said Tuesday they will seek to bring their healthcare overhaul to... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., upon his return to Washington after a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas During his presidential campaign, Republican D... More »
Christopher Wray is seen in an undated photo released by King and Spalding, New York, U.S., on June 7, 2017. King and Spalding/Handout via REUTERS President Donald Trump on Wednesday ended a fraught month-long search for an FBI chief after firing James Comey... More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence poses for a group photograph with NASA’s 12 new astronaut candidates at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 7, 2017. NASA astronaut candidates, standing from L-R, Robb Kulin, Jonathan Kim, Robert Hines, Warr... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania visit the Sistine Chapel after a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, May 24, 2017. Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS After a warm welcome in the Middle East and a “fantastic” visit with the p... More »
The logo of Infosys is pictured inside the company’s headquarters in Bengaluru, April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Files Infosys Ltd, the India-based computer services giant, on Wednesday touted its new strategy to hire and train 10,000 American wor... More »
File Photo: Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, then-incoming White House national security adviser, speaks at the U.S. Institute of Peace ”2017 Passing the Baton” conference in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo Senior Russian... More »
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to Reuters during an interview in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, says he could live without the drama surrounding President Don... More »
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to Reuters during an interview in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he does not yet know how Republicans will amass the vote... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers keynote address at Liberty University’s commencement in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S., May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fir... More »
FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) in the House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., on February 28, 2017 and FBI Director James Comey in Washington U.S. on July 7, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool, Gary Cameron/File Photo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Defense Intelligence Agency director U.S. Army Lt. General Michael Flynn testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on ‘Worldwide Threats’ in Washington February 4, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee... More »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at his news conference at the Russian Embassy in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Russia’s top diplomat met President Donald Trump on Wednesday and praised the U.S. administration as problem solv... More »
A military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) is seen in this handout photo by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. KCNA/Handout min Park and Phil Stewart More »
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), (2nd R), with others gets into a Senate caravan from Capitol Hill to attend a North Korea briefing at the White House, in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. lawmakers said high-profile briefings by th... More »
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the South China Sea while conducting flight operations on April 9, 2017. Z.A. Landers/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS min Park More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves as he walks to the steps of Air Force Two as he depart Sydney, Australia, April 24, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has cut short the final leg of his Asia trip to race back to Washington, where the ... More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) chats with Indonesia President Joko Widodo at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday his administration wants fairer trade with I... More »
A man walks in front of portraits of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung and late leader Kim Jong Il in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj min Park More »
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a New England Patriots jersey as Head Coach Bill Belichick (L) watches during an event honoring the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Hig... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts /File Photo U.S. Vice ... More »
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to people cheering during an opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj Lin Wong More »
Supporters of Planned Parenthood rally outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution that will allow U.S. states to restrict how federal funds for c... More »
White House Senior Advisor Steve Bannon attends a roundtable discussion held by U.S. President Donald Trump with auto industry leaders at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, U.S., March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Presid... More »
U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs a health care meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer Deep divisions cut short Republican hopes for a quick revival of Obamacare replacement legislation on Wedn... More »
FILE PHOTO – Then National security adviser General Michael Flynn arrives to deliver a statement during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national se... More »
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross holds a news conference at the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to join Vice President Mike Pence for a bilateral economic d... More »
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 »
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 »
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at an industrial port in Yokohama, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan’s exports probably rose at the fastest pace in two years in February thanks to a softer yen and improving global demand, a Reuters poll sho... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind a traffic signal at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japan’s industry minister said on Thursday he had agreed with the U.S. energy and commerce secretaries to s... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hillary Clinton looks at a USA Today article about Vice President Mike Pence’s use of personal email while in office, during her flight on American Airlines to Laguardia airport in NY City, New York, March 3, 2017. Courtesy of Caitlin Quigley/Handout via REUTE... More »
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 »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks before swearing in Ryan Zinke to be Secretary of the Interior, in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as governor o... More »
The corporate headquarters of Caterpillar Inc. the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines, based in Peoria, Illinois August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes Federal law enforce... More »
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 »
Dr. Ben Carson is sworn in to testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 12, 20... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses at the Dr. Ben Carson exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Amnesty International said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a ‘Make America Great Again’ rally at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Florida, U.S. February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump will interview four candidates for the position of U.S.... More »
Local and national media report on more than 170 toppled Jewish headstones after a weekend vandalism attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, U.S. February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Gannam U.S. President Donald Trump... More »
Men walk toward the Bank of Japan (BOJ) building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The likelihood of more monetary stimulus in Japan is diminishing, according to a Reuters poll of economists who were largely split on the central bank’s ne... More »
A leading U.S. conservative conference rescinded its invitation to provocative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and a publisher canceled his book deal on Monday after old internet videos of him recirculated in which he discusses pedophilia. More »
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 »
Vice President Mike Pence gestures during a statement after a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal U.S. Vice President Mike Pence assured the European Union in Brussels on Monday that the Trump administra... More »
Michael Flynn (C) arrives prior to a joint news conference between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Mo... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump believes in a free and independent press but he will not hesitate to point out fl... More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence briefs the media at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir U.S. President Donald Trump expects by the end of the year “real progress” among NATO allies to step up their def... More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence poses at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir U.S. President Donald Trump is strongly committed to working with the European Union toward common objectives of peace and prosperity,... More »
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence poses with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir European Council President Donald Tusk said on Monday that U.S. Vice President Mike Pence agreed with him on the n... More »
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 »
Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, speaks to an Afghan official during his visit to Zaranj, Afghanistan, in this January 6, 2011 handout photo. Sgt. Shawn Coolman/U.S. Marines/Handout via REUTERS Presi... More »
National security adviser General Michael Flynn arrives to deliver a statement during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn told FBI agents i... More »
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 »
White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C) arrives prior to a joint news conference between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Pre... More »
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) sits next to retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn (L) as they attend an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of RT (Russia Today) television news channel in Moscow, Russia, December 10, 2015. Sputnik/Mikhai... More »
National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned late on Monday after ... More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preparing for his first meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, will work wi... More »
Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, takes part in a panel discussion titled ”Understanding the Post-Recession Consumer” at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 30, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Four U.S. Republic... More »
South Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen notes are seen on U.S. 100 dollar notes in this picture illustration taken in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes... More »
National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is struggling to get past a co... More »
Planned Parenthood supporters hold signs at a protest in downtown Denver February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Anti-abortion protesters rallied at scores of Planned Parenthood clinics on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the healt... More »
