House Speaker Ryan says assured Trump won’t fire Mueller
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday said he has been assured that fellow Republican President Donald Trump is not considering firing U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller. FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel Robert Mueller leaves the U.S. Capitol...
Arise Sir Ringo: Beatles drummer knighted at Buckingham Palace
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was knighted at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday and joked with reporters afterwards: “I expect you to use my title.” FILE PHOTO - Musician Ringo Starr gestures at fans at a "Peace & Love" event to celebrate Starr's...
‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the hit television series “Sex and the City,” announced on Monday she would run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination. “I love New...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Arizona challenge to ‘Dreamers’ program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday required Arizona to continue to provide driver’s licenses to the so-called Dreamers immigrants and refused to hear the state’s challenge to an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of young adults...
Former GM, Microsoft CFO named senior White House policy official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former General Motors Co and Microsoft Corp Chief Financial Officer Christopher Liddell was named White House deputy chief of staff for policy coordination, officials said on Monday. Liddell, who has been a White House official since the...
Exclusive: Sources contradict Sessions’ testimony he opposed Russia outreach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter to...
Republican senators warn Trump not to end Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators warned President Donald Trump on Sunday against firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller and said he must let federal investigators looking into Russian meddling in the U.S. election do their jobs. FILE PHOTO: FBI Director...
Former FBI No.2 McCabe fired; claims he is being targeted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired the FBI’s former No.2 official Andrew McCabe Friday, prompting McCabe to say he is being targeted because he is a crucial witness into whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct the Russia...
Facebook suspends data analytics firm that worked for Trump campaign
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Friday said it was suspending political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, after finding data privacy policies had been violated. FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is seen at...
Academy of Motion Pictures chief accused of sexual misconduct: reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The president of the Academy of Motion Pictures, the body that hands out the Oscars, is being investigated for sexual misconduct, Hollywood trade publications reported on Friday. Two weeks after the annual Oscars ceremony, the Hollywood...