Trump hugs Harvey’s victims in test of presidential mien
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took up the mantle of “comforter-in-chief” in a visit to storm-wracked Houston as he played with children and served up food to evacuees from Hurricane Harvey, the first major natural disaster of his eight months in...
Trump hugs children, serves food in Houston as city fights back from flooding
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump tried on the role of “comforter-in-chief” on Saturday, playing with children in an evacuation center and passing out food and supplies to those in need after Hurricane Harvey’s assault on Houston. Trump, dealing with the...
House speaker urges Trump not to scrap ‘Dreamers’ immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan urged President Donald Trump on Friday not to rescind an Obama-era program that protects immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children, as more Republicans lined up against the move....
Trump’s tougher immigration policy extends to workers post-Harvey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration, in line with its tough immigration policy, is keeping red tape in place that could make it harder for immigrants in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to find jobs with contractors, a decision critics say is likely to...
New Jersey Senator Menendez’s graft trial could sway D.C. power balance
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than two years after U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was indicted on federal corruption charges, the New Jersey Democrat finally faces trial next week in a case whose verdict could sway the balance of power in Washington. Menendez, 63, is accused...
Actor Richard Anderson, boss of ‘Six Million Dollar Man,’ dies
Richard Anderson, who played the boss of both “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman” in an on-screen career stretching some 50 years, died on Thursday, a family spokesman said. He was 91. Anderson died from natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills,...
U.S. retaliates against Russia, orders closure of consulate, annexes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has told Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and buildings in Washington and New York that house trade missions, the State Department said on Thursday, in retaliation for Moscow cutting the U.S. diplomatic presence...
Mattis signs orders to send additional troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday he had signed orders to send additional troops to Afghanistan, the most concrete step yet by President Donald Trump's administration in tackling America's longest war. Mattis did not specify the...
Top advisers in more displays of disagreement with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis openly differed with his commander in chief over North Korea on Wednesday, the latest example of a once-rare public display of disagreement by top U.S. aides that has become more frequent under President Donald...
Tour insurers say Kanye West not cooperating with $10 million claim
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Syndicates of Lloyd's of London insurance market filed a countersuit to Kanye West's claim that he was owed $10 million after canceling his tour last year, saying it found "substantial irregularities" in the rapper's medical history. The...