Most American voters support limited travel ban: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six in 10 American voters support the new ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States unless they can show they have a close relative here, according to opinion poll results released on Wednesday. Powered...
UK PM May to hold bilateral meeting with Trump at G20: UK govt. official
LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday, a British government official said on Wednesday. The official declined to comment on what issues May planned to raise with...
Ex-papal spokesman and Catholic luminary Navarro-Valls dies, aged 80
By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who as spokesman for two popes was the world's second-most visible Catholic luminary for nearly a quarter of a century, died on Wednesday at the age of 80, friends said.Navarro-Valls, a Spaniard who had degrees...
Trump hamstrung at home as he seeks closer ties with Moscow
By Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "strong leader" with whom he’d like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations.But as Trump heads to his first face-to-face...
Trump administration defends interpretation of travel ban ruling
By Mica Rosenberg | NEW YORK NEW YORK The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump opposed opening the door to grandparents from six Muslim-majority countries on Monday, arguing in a court filing that the government's interpretation of how to implement its...
Golf – Woods says has completed treatment to deal with medications
FILE PHOTO - Golfer Tiger Woods speaks as he sits down to sign copies of his new book ''The 1997 Masters: My Story'' at a book signing event at a Barnes & Noble store in New York City, New York, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar Powered by...
Trump considering lawyer for White House Russia role: sources
By Karen Freifeld and Jeff Mason President Donald Trump is considering adding a veteran Washington lawyer to the White House counsel's office to deal with Russia-related issues, people familiar with the matter said.Ty Cobb, a white-collar defense lawyer with the firm...
Trump to promote U.S. natgas exports in Russia’s backyard
By Roberta Rampton and Timothy Gardner | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will use fast-growing supplies of U.S. natural gas as a political tool when he meets in Warsaw on Thursday with leaders of a dozen countries that are captive to Russia for their...
Trump praises veterans, hits media at Kennedy Center event
By Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump honored military veterans in Washington on Saturday at a Kennedy Center event that resembled both a political rally and an evangelical Christian religious service ahead of the July 4 Independence Day...
Trump discusses North Korea threat in calls with China, Japan leaders
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday and discussed the threat posed by North Korea, the White House said."Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean...