Bearing up well: Pregnant UK royal Kate dances with Paddington
LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, danced with Paddington Bear on Monday, delighting children on her return to royal duties after suffering acute morning sickness. Kate, wife of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince William, last week made her first...
Trump Obamacare move seen harming Americans, bipartisan prospects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on...
White House pitches corporate tax cut as win for workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said in an analysis released on Monday that middle-class Americans would see incomes eventually rise more than $4,000 if President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts were enacted, seeking to counter Democratic criticisms...
Lawyer who threatened defamation suit against New York Times leaves Weinstein defense: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attorney Charles Harder has withdrawn from the legal team of Harvey Weinstein after previously threatening to sue the New York Times over its reports that the movie producer had been the target of sexual harassment complaints, said a source...
U.S. diplomacy with North Korea to continue until ‘first bomb drops’: Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that President Donald Trump had instructed him to continue diplomatic efforts to calm rising tensions with North Korea, saying “those diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops.”...
Haley says U.S. to stay in Iran nuclear deal ‘right now’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States for the time being will stay in an international nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said on Sunday, adding that the Trump administration wanted to weigh a “proportionate” response to Tehran’s actions...
In a sudden flurry, Trump looks to deliver for his voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the moment, U.S. President Donald Trump is going it alone. After weeks of seeing his agenda imperiled by Republican divisions and infighting among his aides, Trump has been a whirl of activity this week, reasserting his campaign priorities...
Republican Senator Corker blasts Trump for ‘castrating’ Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Bob Corker stepped up his public feud with Donald Trump on Friday, saying the U.S. president’s undermining of his top diplomat was like castrating him in public. Corker told the Washington Post in an interview that Trump...
Harvey Weinstein expelled from Academy of Motion Pictures
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, after allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women over the past three decades. The academy said in a...
France considers revoking Weinstein’s Legion of Honour
PARIS (Reuters) - France has started the process of stripping Harvey Weinstein of his Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian distinction, after allegations of sexual harassment against the film producer, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Saturday. “The...