UK’s Prince Harry and fiancee Markle take their first official walkabout
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle delighted cheering crowds who braved the cold on Friday to watch the couple on their first official engagement together. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Harry, 33, currently...
Music producer Russell Simmons steps down after sex assault claim
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Music producer Russell Simmons said on Thursday he was stepping down from his fashion and production businesses after a screenwriter said in a column in the Hollywood Reporter that Simmons sexually assaulted her in 1991. Jenny Lumet, the...
White House has plan to replace top diplomat with CIA chief: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has developed a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, within weeks, a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State...
Senate tax drama enters complicated end-game
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican drive to push sweeping tax legislation through the U.S. Senate was hurtling on Thursday toward a dramatic conclusion, as Republican leaders pursued behind-the-scenes deals intended to secure enough votes for passage. A woman...
Senate Republicans shove tax bill ahead as Democrats fume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans rammed forward President Donald Trump’s tax-cut bill on Tuesday in an abrupt, partisan committee vote that set up a full vote by the Senate as soon as Thursday, although some details of the measure remained unsettled. As...
No. 2 Republican in U.S. House sees conference on tax bill soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday the Senate would likely vote on its tax bill this week and that lawmakers from both chambers would get together “as quickly as possible” to resolve differences between...
NBC News fires ‘Today’ co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC News fired popular “Today” show host Matt Lauer after receiving what it called a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace, the network said on Wednesday. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said that,...
Weinstein accuser seeks to set legal precedent with sex trafficking law
(Reuters) - The lawyer representing Harvey Weinstein’s latest accuser is attempting to set legal precedent by contending Weinstein’s actions overseas make him liable for civil damages under a criminal law against sex trafficking, five legal experts said. Aspiring...
Senate tax drama intensifies as bill faces key panel vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s drive for a big U.S. tax cut package headed toward a new drama on Tuesday in the Senate, where a pair of Republican lawmakers demanded changes in exchange for their help in moving the measure forward. FILE PHOTO: U.S....
Trump: ‘I don’t see a deal’ with Democrats on keeping government open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet on Tuesday with the Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, to discuss keeping the government open but cited differences with them. U.S....