Trump’s FBI pick vows independence, says Russia probe no ‘witch hunt’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, Christopher Wray, on Wednesday said he would refuse to pledge loyalty to Trump, rejected his description of the probe into Russian election meddling as a "witch hunt," and vowed to quit if asked by...
Trump Jr.’s Russia emails could trigger probe under election law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who had incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton that could help his father's presidential campaign could lead investigators to probe...
Lines of cocaine? No, says Kim Kardashian, it’s just the table design
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality star Kim Kardashian has shot down speculation that she is using cocaine, saying white lines seen on a table in one of her social media postings were in fact the markings on a marble table. A Snapchat video posting on Monday, with the...
Trump defends son after emails over Russian campaign help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his eldest son as "innocent" following emails that showed Donald Trump Jr. welcomed Russian help against his father's rival in the 2016 presidential election, deepening the controversy over...
Senate may vote on revised healthcare bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans said Tuesday they will seek to bring their healthcare overhaul to the Senate floor next week after a lengthy intraparty struggle, but it remained unclear whether they had the votes to pass the measure or even what form it...
Trump Jr. emails suggest he welcomed Russian help against Clinton
By Doina Chiacu and Arshad Mohammed | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Presidential candidate Donald Trump's eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have information incriminating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton...
Top Senate Republican to unveil revised healthcare plan
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The top U.S. Senate Republican said on Tuesday he would unveil a revised version of major healthcare legislation sought by President Donald Trump on Thursday but deep divisions within the party left the...
Malawi hails Madonna’s ‘motherly spirit’ at opening of new hospital
By Frank Phiri | BLANTYRE, Malawi Madonna was hailed as a "symbol of a motherly spirit" by Malawi President Peter Mutharika after the American singer opened a children's hospital named after her adopted daughter Mercy James.The Mercy James Institute for Paediatric...
Russian lawyer denies having Clinton dirt, Kremlin ties
WASHINGTON The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign said on Tuesday she had no Kremlin ties and wanted to discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian officials, not Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton."I never had any damaging...
Healthcare disagreements roil U.S. Senate Republicans
By Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Republican senators returned to Washington on Monday following a 10-day holiday recess still at odds with one another over legislation President Donald Trump wants passed to repeal major portions of...