Actor Tom Hanks to receive award for work reflecting U.S. history
For his work in films reflecting U.S. history such as "Saving Private Ryan," "Apollo 13" and "Bridge of Spies," actor Tom Hanks has won this year's Records of Achievement Award, the National Archives Foundation said on Monday.Hanks, 61, will receive the award, given...
Donald Trump Jr. hires lawyer for Russia probes
By Karen Freifeld | NEW YORK NEW YORK Donald Trump Jr. has hired a lawyer to represent him in Russia-related investigations, his office and the lawyer said on Monday, as Republicans voiced concern about a meeting between the U.S. president's son and a Russian.Trump...
Exclusive: Donald Trump Jr. hires N.Y. lawyer for Russia probes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, has hired New York lawyer Alan Futerfas to represent him in connection with Russia-related investigations, the lawyer and Trump Jr.'s office said on Monday. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump’s healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns
By Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the U.S. Senate remained divided over how to curb the costs of their proposed healthcare bill and prevent...
Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism
By Phil Stewart and Valerie Volcovici | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could happen, hours after his proposal was harshly criticized by...
Big financial woes linger in Illinois’ new budget
By Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog | CHICAGO CHICAGO Illinois' first budget after two years is filled with partial outlines to address its debt-ridden pension system and unpaid bill backlog -- signs that political fighting and the fiscal mess in the nation's...
Trump’s son met Russian lawyer after promise of information on Clinton: NY Times
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White...
Republicans voice growing doubts on U.S. healthcare bill’s fate
By Yasmeen Abutaleb | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Republicans expressed increasing pessimism on Sunday about the prospects for the healthcare bill in the U.S. Senate aimed at rolling back Obamacare as lawmakers prepared to return from a week-long recess.One prominent...
Plan for U.S. tax increase on rich not being considered: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON The Trump administration is not considering a plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for the middle class, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Sunday. Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Mnuchin said the...
Trump says discussed forming cyber security unit with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that he discussed forming a cyber security unit to guard against election hacking with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Tweeting after his first meeting with Putin on Saturday, Trump said now was the time to work...