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us senate banking committee top democrat tussled treasury secretary steven mnuchin hearing thursday flow information agency, later asked president donald trump, republican, ordered restrain communications democrats aware white house guidance formal informal urging administration officials respond delay responding democratic senators senator sherrod brown, liberal democrat, asked mnuchin toward end hearing not, mnuchin answered brown said earlier hearing written mnuchin march asking potential conflicts interest ownership administration, receive response pressed mnuchin send committee complete list trump business associates financial ties mnuchin said hearing checked treasury staff fully responded inquiries committee asked brown send note reminding deliver list senators began questioning mnuchin, two took argument line, treasury emailing reporters brief statement saying responded brown letter march brown office circulated response received, generally discussed compliance conflict interest laws lacked details brown office said treasury brief letter answered questions senator also seem reassured treasury dragging feet communicating democrats asked possible guidance white house, brown pressed commit responding tomembers parties committee timely manner requests information will, mnuchin responded treasury spokesman replay questions formal informal white house orders communication
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trump administration thursday set clock ticking toward mid august start renegotiations north american free trade agreement canada mexico try win better terms us workers manufacturers letter us lawmakers, us trade representative robert lighthizer said triggered day consultation period congress, industries american public would allow talks one world biggest trading blocs begin aug renegotiation nafta key campaign promise us president donald trump, frequently called year old trade pact disaster drained us factories well paid manufacturing jobs mexico trump pledged use nafta talks shrink goods trade deficits stood billion mexico billion canada last year, according us census bureau data lighthizer told reporters nafta successful us agriculture, investment services energy sector, manufacturing added hopes complete negotiations end starting point negotiations, build worked nafta change improve not, lighthizer said conference call reporters renegotiations result fairer deal american workers value making transition modernized nafta seamless possible letter congressional leaders, lighthizer said nafta needs modernization provisions digital trade, intellectual property rights, labor environmental standards, regulatory practices, rules state owned enterprises food safety standards obama administration attempted address many deficiencies trans pacific partnership trade deal, included canada mexico, trump pulled tpp one first official acts president canada mexico welcomed us move launch nafta revamp mexican foreign minister luis videgaray, speaking news conference secretary state rex tillerson washington, said trade pact needed updating nearly years world changed, learned lot make better, said canadian foreign minister chrystia freeland said canada steadfastly committed free trade north american region, noting million us jobs depend trade investment canada us chamber commerce president thomas donohue urged us officials harm businesses depend trade canada mexico move quickly new trilateral deal administration took first formal step toward nafta renegotiations, us commerce department launched investigation thursday boeing co ban anti dumping claims canadian rival bombardier bbdbto new cseries jetliners, drawing threat canada review deal buy boeing fighter jets lighthizer letter notificationpdf less detailed draft sent lawmakers march, listed objectives tax equality ability reimpose tariffs mexican canadian imports pose serious injury threat us industry trump late april considered full withdrawal nafta, persuaded senior officials administration pursue negotiations instead lighthizer said think new threat withdraw nafta would necessary president said, going give renegotiation good strong shot, lighthizer told reporters, adding believed canada mexico would negotiate good faith said hoped maintain current trilateral format nafta, noted many nafta problems bilateral issues need worked either mexico canada hope end structure similar prove impossible, move different direction asked nafta talks would seek resolve trade disputes imports canadian softwood lumber mexican sugar, lighthizer said hoped issues would settled nafta talks begin separate negotiations conducted us commerce department canadian source close lumber negotiations said unlikely agreement could reached mid august, however lighthizer said seek public comment nafta process intends publish negotiating objectives july
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dozens american academic groups taken stance trump administration proposal toughen scrutiny us visa applicants, saying chilling effect international students studying united states us state department proposed requiring , visa applicants per year consular officers believe warrant enhanced screening provide prior passport numbers, five years worth social media handles, email addresses phone numbers years biographical information academic educational groups across range social physical sciences representing college admission counselors advisers said letter state department officials thursday changes would cause uncertainties confusion, lead unacceptably long delays processing applies vague ill defined class visa applicants concerned proposed changes implemented, international undergraduate graduate students, scholars, scientific collaborators may discouraged coming united states, letter said state department immediately respond request comment letter proposal came earlier month, part push toward extreme vetting sought president donald trump state department obtain approval new procedures office management budget due federal regulations allow members public comment bitly qydwwy approximately comments thursday, vast majority opposed, dozen favor deadline comment midnight thursday prospect requiring tens thousands applicants hand social media information stirred particular concern among commenters, said incoming students would put social media presence scrutinized state department said proposal extra information would allow rigorously evaluate applicants terrorism national security related visa ineligibilities neil weissman, interim president dickinson college pennsylvania, said comment proposal additional criteria harm cross border exchange ideas percent dickinson , students international, according website andrea pietrzyk advises international students lewis clark state college, public college idaho, said school seen approximately percent drop international applicants fall semester compared last year people perception going difficult get visa, going want come, pietrzyk said students middle east concerns whether show give facebook passwords school international students fall , overall student body , , according website people commented favor aspects proposal, saying thought could help protect united states terrorism seems reasonable request records public social media activity part already rigorous vetting process, especially given role social media recent acts terror, wrote one anonymous commenter definitely wrote another commentator, gave name butch walton age terrorism, need know much possible coming
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bipartisan bill introduced thursday would prohibit members us congress ever working lobbyists leave senate house representatives republican senator cory gardner democratic senators michael bennet al franken introducing senate legislation stop lucrative revolving door practice drawn ire watchdog groups decades banning members congress lobbying leave capitol hill, begin restore confidence national politics, gardner said statement similar legislation failed past currently, temporary restrictions former members congress becoming lobbyists center responsive politics noted former members often score large salaried lobbying jobs, sometimes million non partisan group found percent former members th congress became lobbyists besides lifetime ban lobbying current members congress, legislation would require former congressional aides wait six years instead one year engaging lobbying require better reporting lobbying activities
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head us house armed services committee introduced legislation thursday cut cost overruns pentagon overhauling way buys everything common shelf goods services intellectual property representative mac thornberry, texas republican, told reporters, buying office supplies, ought able go amazon current acquisition process prohibits rapid purchases goods best prices department defense restricted using expensive onerous contracting processes, committee aides said statement bill thornberry hopes spark debate initiative wrap annual national defense authorization act, broader bill sets policy defense department year, committee aides told reporters thornberry committee drafted legislation year examining billions dollars cost overruns, schedule delays problems plagued defense procurement programs legislation includes measures would allow existing business business e commerce markets, amazoncom inc w w grainger inc, sell military commercial shelf products staplers forklifts would expand procurement options beyond pentagon current e commerce program, emall legislation also aims make defense department acquisition system proactive, agile, transparent innovative, committee aides said, noting measures would proposed coming years bill would consolidate reporting services contracts allow transparency accountability program managers, committee aids said , pentagon spent billion contracts billion, percent, spent contracted services bill also incentivizes pentagon consider purchasing intellectual property earlier acquisition cycle hoped purchasing intellectual property, technical data missiles, acquisition process still competitive would lead lower overall costs committee aides said legislation crafted input acquisition officials, industry outside experts essential agile face technology changes fast threats change fast, thornberry told reporters
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special counsel appointed look links russian officials us president donald trump campaign conducting criminal investigation, including whether obstruction justice, democratic senator richard blumenthal said thursday former fbi director robert mueller, named wednesday special counsel lead probe, conducting investigation criminal allegations extremely serious, including possible obstruction justice, blumenthal told reporters senators met deputy attorney general rod rosenstein
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president donald trump thursday said appointment special counsel investigate possible collusion presidential campaign russia dividing country, repeated contention collusion collusion certainly campaign, always speak myself, russians zero, trump told reporters white house think divides country
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wall street corporate executives urged lawmakers thursday pursue permanent tax reform package avoids expanding federal deficit way drive us economic growth, investment job creation hearing house representatives tax committee, businessmen including executives inc tn , emerson electric co emrn p global inc spgin , said business needs permanent reforms enhance certainty long term investments expand markets, grow jobs increase wages need permanent tax rate need least years, said emerson chief executive david farr, also chairman national association manufacturers, powerful trade group , members endorsement permanent policy changes could help house republicans advance revenue neutral approach tax debate spawned calls deficit funded tax cuts would expire decade senate rules hearing, first series held house ways means committee, intended show lawmakers moving forward tax reform time growing doubts president donald trump ability overhaul us tax code year trump officials met week leaders house senate part effort agree legislation could pass congress trump fellow republicans made passing would first major tax reform bill since central pledge last year presidential congressional campaigns congress must first enact healthcare legislation senate healthcare debate could drag summer, leaving tax reform late early failure could postpone tax reform years business executives formula business tax reform included permanent tax cuts end taxation foreign profits immediate expensing capital investments strong research incentives farr also said backed trump percent income tax rate corporations, less half current percent democrats blasted republican reforms benefiting wealthy expense middle class charged white male executives representing narrow segment america look panel look white men women minorities said congressman civil rights leader john lewis
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republican representative jason chaffetz, chairman committee looking president donald trump decision fire fbi chief james comey, said thursday depart congress end next month know, careful consideration long discussion wife, julie, agree time come us move part life, said letter utah constituents chaffetz, conservative republican first elected house representatives , gained prominence head committee investigated democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton use private email server us secretary state house oversight committee heads one several congressional panels looking aspects russia alleged attempts influence us presidential election addition firing comey, conducting probe whether former trump national security adviser michael flynn misled security clearance investigators russia contacts chaffetz considered running us senate seat past former aide told reuters last month congressman may run governor utah , though firm decision made
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president donald trump said thursday appointment special counsel investigate russia us presidential election hurts country terribly shows divided united states is, cnn cnbc reported believe hurts country terribly, shows divided, mixed up, unified country, trump told news outlets
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president donald trump said thursday close selecting new fbi director former senator democratic vice presidential candidate joe lieberman among top candidates speaking reporters beginning meeting president juan manuel santos colombia, trump said close picking fbi director asked lieberman one top candidates, trump said
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may story, penultimate paragraph, corrects show walter jones republican house support petition, jones justin amash two republicans house support petition democratic lawmakers said wednesday would try force vote us house representatives forming independent commission investigate possible russian influence election, saying republicans could trusted thoroughly investigate president donald trump representatives elijah cummings eric swalwell introduced bill december january seeking establish member, bipartisan appointed, independent commission investigate democrats pushing special prosecutor independent investigation russia election, possible links trump associates moscow republican campaigned president russia denied sought meddle us vote, trump pushed back assertions republican leaders house allowed legislation move forward, forcing democrats use parliamentary procedure known discharge petition aimed forcing vote legislation would create commission speaker paul ryan shown zero, zero, zero appetite investigation president trump, cummings told news conference charged white house obstructing congressional investigations refusing provide documents far, representative walter jones republican house support petition, would succeed unless members party joined democrats signing democrats used discharge petitions successfully twice recent years, recently vote preserve export import bank
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former central intelligence agency director john brennan appear us house representatives intelligence committee may , part investigation russia us election, committee said wednesday brennan appear session open public press, followed closed session
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house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi welcomed appointment special counsel russia probe involving president donald trump said thursday independent commission still needed guard political pressure white house said counsel, former fbi director robert mueller, would still subject supervision trump justice department special prosecutor cannot take place truly independent outside commission, pelosi told reporters president nothing hide, republicans congress welcome independent investigations remove doubt coverup, said
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan said thursday believe appointment robert mueller special counsel interfere congressional probes russia us election ryan also told weekly news conference meeting last night deputy attorney general rod rosenstein congressional leaders, would comment discussion
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lawyers president donald trump former national security adviser michael flynn yet indicated whether flynn plans comply senate intelligence committee subpoena documents, panel chairman said statement thursday general flynn attorneys yet indicated intentions regarding senate intelligence committee subpoena, republican senator richard burr said statement burr told reporters earlier thursday flynn lawyers said would honor subpoena issued connection committee investigation russia us presidential election congressional aides told reuters committee still negotiating hopes obtaining requested documents consistent committee position since beginning investigation, welcome willingness cooperate, burr said two sentence statement
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us justice department, face rising pressure capitol hill, named former fbi chief robert mueller wednesday special counsel investigate alleged russian interference us election possible collusion president donald trump campaign moscow move followed week white house thrown uproar trump fired fbi director james comey democrats president fellow republicans demanded independent probe whether russia tried sway outcome november election favor trump democrat hillary clinton trump, whose anger allegations grown recent weeks, took news calmly used rally team unite, move refocus stalled agenda, senior white house official said together, trump told team, official said trump said statement justice department announcement looked forward quick resolution stated many times, thorough investigation confirm already know
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michael flynn advisers donald trump campaign contact russian officials others kremlin ties least calls emails last seven months presidential race, current former us officials familiar exchanges told reuters previously undisclosed interactions form part record reviewed fbi congressional investigators probing russian interference us presidential election contacts trump campaign russia six previously undisclosed contacts described reuters phone calls sergei kislyak, russia ambassador united states, trump advisers, including flynn, trump first national security adviser, three current former officials said conversations flynn kislyak accelerated nov vote two discussed establishing back channel communication trump russian president vladimir putin could bypass us national security bureaucracy, sides considered hostile improved relations, four current us officials said january, trump white house initially denied contacts russian officials campaign white house advisers campaign since confirmed four meetings kislyak trump advisers time people described contacts reuters said seen evidence wrongdoing collusion campaign russia communications reviewed far disclosure could increase pressure trump aides provide fbi congress full account interactions russian officials others links kremlin immediately election white house respond requests comment flynn lawyer declined comment moscow, russian foreign ministry official declined comment contacts referred reuters trump administration separately, spokesman russian embassy washington said comment daily contacts local interlocutors calls electronic messages took place april november hackers engaged us intelligence concluded january part kremlin campaign discredit vote influence outcome election favor trump democratic challenger, former secretary state hillary clinton discussions focused mending us russian economic relations strained sanctions imposed moscow, cooperating fighting islamic state syria containing assertive china, sources said members senate house intelligence committees gone cia national security agency review transcripts documents related contacts trump campaign advisers associates russian officials others links putin, people knowledge investigations told reuters us justice department said wednesday appointed former fbi director robert mueller special counsel investigate alleged russian meddling us presidential campaign possible collusion trump campaign russia mueller take charge fbi investigation began last july trump aides repeatedly denied collusion russia addition six phone calls involving kislyak, communications described reuters involved another calls, emails text messages russian officials people considered close putin trump campaign advisers one contacts viktor medvedchuk, ukrainian oligarch politician, according one person detailed knowledge exchange two others familiar issue clear medvedchuk contact within trump campaign themes included us russia cooperation, sources said putin godfather medvedchuk daughter medvedchuk denied contact anyone trump campaign acquainted donald trump close associates, therefore conversation could taken place, said email reuters conversations campaign, russian officials emphasized pragmatic, business style approach stressed trump associates could make deals focusing common economic interests leaving contentious issues aside, sources said veterans previous election campaigns said contact foreign officials campaign unusual, number interactions trump aides russian officials others links putin exceptional rare many phone calls foreign officials, especially country consider adversary hostile power, richard armitage, republican former deputy secretary state, told reuters beyond medvedchuk kislyak, identities putin linked participants contacts remain classified names trump advisers flynn masked intelligence reports contacts legal protections privacy american citizens however, officials request revealed intelligence purposes us allied intelligence law enforcement agencies routinely monitor communications movements russian officials vice president mike pence others denied january trump campaign representatives contact russian officials, white house later confirmed kislyak met twice senator jeff sessions, later became attorney general kislyak also attended event april trump said would seek better relations russia senior white house adviser jared kushner, trump son law, also attended event washington addition, kislyak met two trump campaign advisers july sidelines republican convention trump fired flynn february became clear falsely characterized nature phone conversations kislyak late december
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senate intelligence committee still negotiating president donald trump former national security adviser, michael flynn, obtain documents investigation russia us presidential election, congressional aides said thursday earlier thursday, committee republican chairman, senator richard burr, told reporters flynn lawyers said would honor subpoena documents lawyer flynn immediately respond request comment
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us president donald trump visit saudi arabia weekend reinforce strategic partnership riyadh washington boost joint fight islamist militants, kingdom foreign minister said thursday saudi arabia enthusiastic trump arrival white house seeing predecessor barack obama soft arch foe iran cool toward washington bilateral relationship riyadh mainstay middle east security balance trump visit riyadh, first stop maiden international trip since taking office january, include concluding political commercial agreements saudi arabia, foreign minister adel al jubeir said bolster strategic partnership two countries, told news conference saudi arabia agrees us administration view relation role united states world relation uprooting terrorism, added, referring hardline islamic state group al qaeda jubeir said riyadh washington discussing several initiatives related arms sales, economic security cooperation tackling terrorism several agreements signed, whether political agreements big economic agreements, said riyadh backs trump efforts resolve israeli palestinian conflict also agrees washington confronting iran aggressive policies support terrorism , said saudi arabia seeking assurances trump administration continue harsher tone towards iran keep pressure, rhetoric action, stop riyadh sees tehran destabilizing activities region trump administration heavily criticized west nuclear agreement iran backed obama senior administration officials also criticized iran support syrian president bashar al assad, ballistic missile activities backing militant groups region apart saudi officials, trump also meet leaders six nation gulf cooperation council gcc lunch leaders muslim countries riyadh saudi arabia use opportunity gathering increase cooperation countries opposing islamic state syria iraq, jubeir said jubeir said saudi arabia concerned sharing intelligence united states, despite storm reports trump discussed intelligence russia white house meeting last week share very, large amount intelligence united states vice versa, jubeir said hesitation hesitation continuing
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan said thursday remained confident lawmakers could get tax reform legislation, top republican legislative priority, passed year goal, confident meet goal, calendar year tax reform, ryan said news conference think making good progress
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house intelligence committee thursday requested documents department justice fbi related ongoing russia probe, including us president donald trump dismissal last week former fbi director james comey republican mike conaway panel top democrat, adam schiff, said statement seeking documents part ongoing probe alleged russian interference us election
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mexico government welcomed upcoming renegotiation north american free trade agreement nafta thursday trump administration gave notice kicking process letter congress brief statement, mexico economy ministry said nafta boon canada, united states mexico, three nations deserved modern pact regulate trade mexico expects constructive negotiation allows cooperation, economic integration, boosts regional competitiveness, ministry said statement
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us senate democratic leader chuck schumer said thursday former fbi director james comey still appear congressional committees invited testify investigations russia us election, despite appointment special counsel heartily applaud appointment mr former fbi director robert mueller special counsel, congress must continue jobs well, schumer said
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kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov declined comment appointment former fbi chief robert mueller special counsel investigate alleged russian efforts sway us presidential election favor donald trump whether collusion trump campaign team moscow nothing comment internal matter united states, said
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besieged controversy home, us president donald trump pressure stick script avoid fresh flare ups embarks week first foreign trip, nine day trek middle east europe white house officials republicans close administration say trump, campaigned america first slogan, wants demonstrate leadership abroad visit arab leaders saudi arabia, israeli palestinian leaders israel west bank, pope vatican, nato leaders brussels g counterparts sicily trump faces fierce criticism sharing sensitive national security information russian officials firing last week fbi director james comey allegations previously asked comey end investigation former national security adviser drew new round attacks tuesday republican strategist close white house said trump needed strong trip help put past tumultuous days behind white house looking international trip turn page, really needs come well without balls dropped serious mistakes, said strategist, requested anonymity time shine, show americans world white house becoming circus errors airing frustrations twitter, trump lashed leaks news media officials inside administration confidants say staff shake possible, although major changes unlikely trump foreign trip political woes add trump challenges tries bolster ties abroad trip combines many different things actors question going message wants communicate there, said lanhee chen, advised republican mitt romney presidential campaign marco rubio doubt whether trump, businessman turned politician never held elective office becoming president january, ready smooth presidential debut abroad one republican official, requested anonymity order speak freely, said meeting trump recently think president firm enough grasp nuances long running israeli palestinian conflict think understands it, said official, adding trump needed detailed briefings leaving friday think difficult challenge hope going talk lot smart people white house advisers insisted trump speed middle east, already hosted arab, israeli palestinian leaders white house way diplomacy, really contrasts president obama approach, prioritize personal relationship, said michael singh, foreign policy adviser former republican president george w bush prepare trip, trump meeting briefers including secretary state rex tillerson, secretary defense jim mattis, white house national security adviser hr mcmaster, deputy national security adviser dina powell senior adviser son law jared kushner conversations officials briefed trump others aware absorbs information portray president short attention span likes single page memos visual aids like maps, charts, graphs photos national security council officials strategically included trump name many paragraphs keeps reading mentioned, according one source, relayed conversations nsc officials trump likes look map country involved learns topic likes visualize things, said senior administration official guy builder spent whole life looking architectural renderings floor plans although trump string golf resorts around world visited, trip could take comfort zone generally prefers bed hotel rooms presidential campaign, often flew home day campaigning rather staying hotels overnight presidential rhetoric gaffes abroad caused problems trump predecessors bush drew fire first meeting russian president vladimir putin, slovenia june , said looked former kgb chief eye able get sense soul comment seen naive even body language watched carefully democratic president barack obama criticized bowing japanese emperor akihito visit japan november one gulf arab official said trump decision make saudi arabia, birthplace islam, first stop trip would send message america see islam enemy trip could chance president counter critics accuse anti muslim order issued, blocked us courts, temporarily banning entry united states citizens several muslim majority countries official, spoke condition anonymity, said trump, prone speaking cuff, ended undercutting message, could damaging backfire, mean seriously backfire, official said ari fleischer, former press secretary bush, said since trip would trump first overseas, stakes higher meaning importance first trip abroad exaggerated, gives chance get bipartisan accolades, chance fail badly failure exaggerated, fleischer said
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president donald trump firing fbi director james comey may renewed attention allegations us intelligence agencies russia interfered election campaign benefit trump following describes publicly known known us investigations meddling possible collusion russia members trump campaign investigations begin former president barack obama ordered us intelligence agencies assess whether russia tried intervene election cyber attack democratic national committee july publication thousands hacked personal emails hillary clinton campaign manager month nov election obama told intelligence officials deliver report possible foreign interference left white house january intelligence agencies find central intelligence agency, federal bureau investigation national security agency concluded report declassified january russian president vladimir putin ordered campaign undermine confidence us electoral system affect outcome agencies said putin russian government clear preference trump win white house putin associates hacked information, paid social media trolls backed efforts russian government agencies state funded media sway public opinion, agencies said report stopped short assessing whether russia succeeded swaying election result putin russian officials repeatedly denied interfering us election trump said russia role election trump taken clear public position tell this, russia listening, hope able find , emails missing, trump said july news conference, reference fbi probe clinton use private email system secretary state emails possibly deleted trump subsequently dismissed reports, including us intelligence officials, russia attempted intervene election behalf first time trump said accepted findings intelligence agencies jan news conference ahead inauguration far hacking, think russia, trump said, although added could others also earlier month, trump said china may hacked emails democratic officials meddle election, offering evidence countering view intelligence officials many us probes russia election meddling justice department announced may appointed robert mueller, former fbi director, special counsel lead independent russia probe mueller would, evidence merits, work tandem fbi, investigating, handle related criminal prosecutions committees house representatives senate also investigating probes continue comey invited testify agency russia investigation dismissal fallout trump associates contacts russia before, election campaign michael flynn, trump national security adviser, fired february white house said misled vice president mike pence contacts russia ambassador united states, sergei kislyak, trump took office may , federal prosecutors issued grand jury subpoenas seeking business records people worked flynn private citizen may , senate intelligence committee issued first subpoena russia investigation, demanding documents flynn declined voluntarily comply earlier request attorney general jeff sessions recuse involvement russia related probes justice department told congress contacts kislyak rod rosenstein, deputy us attorney general, handling matters related russia appointed mueller special counsel fbi probe continue comey dismissal comey told house intelligence committee march fbi investigating moscow role election, including possible collusion trump campaign first time publicly acknowledged agency investigating matter comey departure necessarily mean fbi russia investigation disrupted ended career fbi officials comey put charge likely continue working matter even search new director begins fbi acting director andrew mccabe, lead agency new director named, promised senate intelligence committee comey firing affect investigation notify committee attempt delay derail comey fired attorney general sessions sent trump may letter attaching memo rosenstein, deputy attorney general, restoring confidence fbi recommended comey dismissal rosenstein memo said comey erred july announcing fbi examining clinton use private email server case closed without prosecution rosenstein view comey decision make public statement matter broke longstanding fbi precedent handled us attorney general, loretta lynch trump called comey showboat grandstander interview nbc news may , saying would fired comey regardless rosenstein recommendation comey firing anything russia probe white house says comey dismissed handling clinton email investigation new york times first report, may , memo comey wrote february meeting trump stated president asked end fbi investigation flynn trump aides told reuters top justice department officials wanted heads comey would say may congressional hearing fbi investigation clinton private email system hearing days clinton said new york event announcements comey week november election opened, closed, email probe swung election trump comey told congressional panel idea may affected election result made mildly nauseous trump investigated fbi short letter trump sent comey dismissing fbi, thanked comey informing three separate occasions investigation comey never stated publicly whether fbi investigating trump would unorthodox say thing president white house offered proof back trump claim news comey memo, along washington post report may trump revealed classified info may meeting white house russian officials, intensified calls democrats republicans independent probe trump ties russia trump made clear multiple occasions believes russia investigations run course closed russia trump collusion story total hoax, taxpayer funded charade end wrote twitter may
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justice department decision name special prosecutor investigate russia involvement us presidential elections could ease red hot partisan tensions congress, senator john cornyn, second ranking republican senate, said wednesday cornyn, speaking reporters immediately ex fbi director robert mueller named special prosecutor, also said announcement could make easier senate confirm president donald trump replacement fired fbi director james comey said former senator joe lieberman would get widespread support among senators confirmation, nominated version story corrects second paragraph make clear lieberman nominated
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leading republican us congress june made quip private meeting fellow lawmakers russian president vladimir putin could making payments donald trump, washington post reported wednesday house representatives majority leader kevin mccarthy made assertion, newspaper reported, saying conversation recorded last june, primary election season trump seeking become republican party presidential nominee according washington post report, house speaker paul ryan, fellow republican, interrupted mccarthy urged republicans present keep mccarthy remarks secret newspaper report quoted mccarthy saying, two people think putin pays rohrabacher trump mccarthy fired back report twitter wednesday, saying, attempt humor gone wrong spokesman ryan said remarks meant humor taken context entire year old exchange clearly attempt humor one believed majority leader seriously asserting donald trump members paid russians, ryan spokesman brendan buck said republican representative dana rohrabacher wednesday told reporters mccarthy quip joke trouble is, ever try funny, really taken seriously third party, happened here, said reuters copy tape could confirm authenticity gauge whether mccarthy joking
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members us congress wednesday generally approved appointment former fbi director robert mueller special counsel investigate possible connections president donald trump campaign team russia committees house senate continue investigations mueller leads justice department probe mueller appointment comes administration rocked reports trump asked federal bureau investigation director james comey drop investigation mike flynn, resigned amid allegations contacts russia trump fired comey last week reactions mueller appointment stated many times, thorough investigation confirm already know
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former fbi director prosecutor robert mueller, known independence high profile government investigations, taking new challenge midst crisis threatens presidency united states mueller, , named wednesday justice department probe alleged russian efforts sway november presidential election favor donald trump investigate whether collusion trump campaign team moscow president trump said statement collusion campaign foreign entity mueller known bobby three sticks full name
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scandals enveloping us president donald trump left republican lawmakers lobbyists increasingly gloomy prospects passing sweeping tax cuts, rollback obamacare ambitious infrastructure program white house chambers us congress republican control, party leaders allies business community expected get quick traction plans, corporate tax cuts among top priorities four months trump tenure, limited progress made house representatives passed measure rewrite obamacare, senate early stages considering issue lawmakers beginning push tax reform addition congressional probes taking place possible collusion trump campaign team russia, us justice department wednesday named former fbi director robert mueller investigate matter elephant room right now, said republican representative pat tiberi smartest minds white house know that, whether tax reform anything else public policy front hard enough get things done us capitol best circumstances house ways means committee hold hearing tax reform thursday key administration congressional leaders met wednesday afternoon discuss path forward remain long way signing bill law senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday less drama white house needed advance legislative priorities republican senator lindsey graham told reporters wednesday legislative process pretty much ground halt amid tumult washington republican representative steve womack said important committees investigating russia matter move forward expeditiously ensure public gets answers clear way congress move issues time get bogged kinds issues unrelated governing agenda, serves delay sometimes complicate real job american people, womack said news conference wednesday, house speaker paul ryan urged colleagues seize moment pass tax reform instead discussing tax rates structures, ryan faced series questions james comey, trump fired director federal bureau investigation last week, russia investigation several lobbyists said past week corporate clients grown cautious prospects tax reform still hope least small package approved worry level grown considerably, one lobbyist said lobbyists suggested congress could consider focusing tax breaks perhaps leave aside comprehensive overhaul tax code originally hoped started, thing heard hill transformative tax reform, said strategist consults major companies focused tax reform think time passes, tax reform going look much different, may begin look like tax cuts tax reform
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vladimir putin said wednesday us president donald trump divulged secrets meeting washington russian officials offered prove supplying congress transcript leading us republican politician said would little faith notes putin might supply two us officials said monday trump disclosed classified information planned islamic state operation russian foreign minister sergei lavrov met last week, plunging white house fresh controversy four months trump tenure trump, whose administration dogged allegations russia helped win white house allies cozy moscow, defended decision discuss intelligence russians media reports meeting alarmed us foreign politicians president putin deployed trademark sarcasm wednesday make clear thought accusation trump divulged secrets absurd spoke lavrov today, smiling putin told news conference italian prime minister paolo gentiloni russian black sea resort sochi forced issue lavrov reprimand share secrets us me, representatives russia intelligence services bad putin, still hopes moscow repair battered ties united states despite deepening political scandal united states related trump purported russia ties, said moscow rated lavrov meeting trump highly trump administration deemed appropriate, putin said russia could hand transcript trump meeting lavrov us lawmakers reassure secrets revealed kremlin aide, yuri ushakov, later told reporters moscow written record conversation, audio recording us republican senator marco rubio unimpressed putin offer alluded alleged russian hacking democratic groups us presidential election put much credibility whatever putin notes are, rubio said fox news comes email, click attachment representative adam schiff, top democrat house intelligence committee, among probing alleged russian interference us election, called putin offer quite amusing last person trump needs vouch right vladimir putin, schiff said interview cbs news want send something, know, hats send way credibility would less zero russia repeatedly denied interfering us election trump also pressure accusations asked fbi director james comey end agency investigation russia ties former white house national security adviser michael flynn allegation stems memo written comey seen source familiar contents memo washington, republican democratic lawmakers said wanted see comey memo us representative adam kinzinger joined small growing number republican lawmakers said would back sort independent investigation russia role election fact memo true, concerning need get bottom that, kinzinger said cnn complaining said political schizophrenia united states, putin said trump allowed job properly hard imagine else people generate nonsense rubbish dream next, said putin, referring unnamed us politicians surprises shaking domestic political situation using anti russian slogans either understand damage country, case simply stupid, understand everything, case dangerous corrupt russia repeatedly said trump opponents trying damage moscow making says false accusations billionaire president russian government initially high hopes rapprochement officials told reuters trump alleged disclosure classified information russia foreign minister unlikely stop allies share intelligence washington cooperating view reinforced wednesday british prime minister theresa may said government confidence relationship united states would continue share intelligence britain important defense security ally
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us president donald trump dismissal fbi director james comey raised questions future agency probe russian attempts sway presidential election possible collusion trump campaign justice department announced may deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed former federal bureau investigation director robert mueller special counsel lead independent probe expect fbi investigation continue comey firing end fbi investigation moscow role election career fbi staffers comey put charge probe likely continue it, legal experts told reuters, even white house interviews new directors probes underway us congress also continue investigations already underway senate intelligence committee house intelligence committee panels progress congress could also create special commission appoint special master separate committee probes even mueller appointment, experts said senate republicans, including leadership, previously argued appointment special counsel could imperil ongoing congressional probes mueller authority demand congress halt probe though criminal probes times complicate congressional matters, legal experts said complications would indistinguishable created already ongoing fbi investigation mueller steer parallel probe justice department mueller interview relevant witnesses, subpoena documents and, evidence merits, work fbi bring criminal charges related probe mueller operate high degree independence trump administration rosenstein appointed mueller head department russia probe citing department regulations allow attorney generals appoint special counsel outside federal government department regulations quite robust law related appointment special prosecutor lapsed s, according justin levitt, professor loyola law school los angeles regulations designed give special counsel great degree independence
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milwaukee county sheriff david clarke, african american became staunch critic black lives matter movement supported donald trump presidential campaign, said wednesday accepted job assistant secretary us department homeland security clarke told radio station wisn milwaukee would leave post sheriff next month join department homeland security post would require senate confirmation department homeland security spokeswoman jenny burke said announcement clarke made, said role assistant secretary must made official secretary department clarke said wisn vicki mckenna show, liaison state local governments private sector, one really near dear
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president donald trump wednesday said special counsel probe russian interference us election would show collusion campaign foreign power stated many times, thorough investigation confirm already know collusion campaign foreign entity, said statement released white house look forward matter concluding quickly meantime, never stop fighting people issues matter future country earlier us justice department appointed former fbi director robert mueller special counsel investigate possible links trump campaign team russia well alleged russian interference us election
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bill proposed congress wednesday would require us national security agency inform representatives government agencies security holes finds software like one allowed last week ransomware attacks former president barack obama, government created similar inter agency review, required law administered nsa new bill would mandate review government agency discovers security hole computer product want alert manufacturer hopes use flaw spy rivals also calls review process chaired defense oriented department homeland security rather nsa, spends percent budget offensive capabilities spying republican senator ron johnson wisconsin democratic senator brian schatz hawaii introduced legislation us senate homeland security governmental affairs committee striking balance us national security general cyber security critical, easy, said senator schatz statement bill strikes balance tech companies long criticized practice withholding information software flaws used government intelligence agencies attacks hackers attacked , countries last week using microsoft windows software vulnerability developed nsa later leaked online microsoft president brad smith harshly criticized government practices security flaws wake ransomware attacks repeatedly, exploits hands governments leaked public domain caused widespread damage, smith wrote blog post agencies like nsa often greater incentives exploit security holes find spying, instead helping companies protect customers, cyber security experts say get listen chinese politburo chatting get credit president said richard clayton cyber security researcher university cambridge notify public help defend everyone else get less kudos susan landau, cyber security policy expert worcester polytechnic institute, said putting dhs charge process, new bill effort put process civilian control new committee meetings would still secret year would issue public version secret annual report nsa immediately respond request comment
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bettors sides atlantic ramping wagers niche online markets whether donald trump serve full term us president wake controversies surrounding dismissal fbi director james comey some, online political stock market predictit, seen record volume last two days contracts focused whether trump impeached others based united kingdom drawing bets less specific question whether trump remains office term expires january contract predictit titled donald trump impeached saw volume , contracts last hours reports memo written comey said trump asked end federal bureau investigation probe ties former white house national security adviser michael flynn russia one point early wednesday, price yes contract impeachment question jumped record cents, implying percent probability trump would impeached compares percent week ago late day, however, price slid back percent, ended late tuesday percent predictit jointly run washington political consultancy aristotle victoria university wellington, new zealand users registered us voters bookmaker paddy power betfair ppbi ppbl said bettors laid , pounds , early departure trump hours reported trump asked comey shut fbi investigation russia ties all, question whether trump make early exit drawn , wagers, related question whether trump leave , , later garnered , british betting firm ladbrokes lcll cut price trump impeachment odds , equivalent percent probability trump removed office political punters wondering many scandals trump overcome, said ladbrokes spokeswoman jessica bridge despite short price offer, money poured president impeached, leaving us little option cut odds
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former fbi director robert mueller wednesday named special prosecutor investigation russian government efforts influence presidential election, related matters, justice department said
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us president donald trump wednesday interview four candidates position director federal bureau investigation, white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters spicer, aboard air force one trump, said president would meet acting fbi director andrew mccabe, former oklahoma governor frank keating, former connecticut senator joe lieberman former senior fbi official richard mcfeely position left vacant trump fired james comey
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white house set unveil president donald trump first full budget fiscal year tuesday
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us industry groups told president donald trump administration want two main things promised regulatory overhaul speedier permit process simpler environmental rules associations representing drilling, refining, mining, building industries submitted hundreds pages documents commerce department environmental protection agency recent weeks, outlining regulations want see eliminated modified comments, many targeting epa, come response pair executive orders trump signed first weeks office, meant cut regulatory burden companies trump republican controlled congress already moved rescind slew obama era environmental protections, including aimed combating global climate change epa regulatory reform office alone received remarks , people groups, many criticizing regulatory rollback plan potential threat public health business groups embraced plan, calling best chance decade reshape regulatory landscape boost growth, without undermining air water quality last time remember last big opportunity make changes, said david friedman, vice president regulatory affairs american fuel petrochemical manufacturers industry group year, vice president dick cheney chaired energy task force produced national energy policy report, road map boosting domestic systems supplies much changed since us oil gas production hit time highs administration former president barack obama, helped high crude prices improved drilling technology time around, industry groups appear focused easing permitting process new facilities installations, according reuters review comments common refrain, example, trump administration reject planned tightening ozone rules us clean air act national ambient air quality standards several groups said would expose increased permitting hurdles operations new facilities several groups mentioned permitting requirements clean air act say redundant include new source performance standards, maximum achievable control technology rules national emissions standards hazardous air pollutants one proposal replace eight different regulations one achieves environmental benefit substantially reduces cost compliance, said rosario palmieri, vice president regulatory policy national association manufacturers american petroleum institute representing oil gas companies edison electric institute, representing electric utilities, seeking changes way companies must account greenhouse gas emissions comments members public environmental groups revealed worries process would undermine environmental protections epa comment period ended may jeff baker, military veteran energy investor alabama wrote implore you, defenders nation health security, avoid shortsighted steps might create prosperity short term, expense many long term trump administration requested comments industry part two similar concurrent processes, stemming executive orders first order, issued jan , directed commerce secretary wilbur ross review us regulations burdens domestic manufacturing commerce department solicited feedback industry result order, march deadline ross told reuters interview last week department condensing comments series recommendations could presented trump early month nl n ib second order issued feb , directing us agency heads launch process identify regulatory burdens agency timetable epa, taking brunt feedback, started public comment period april closed week
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us industry groups submitted hundreds pages recommendations president donald trump administration recent weeks, detailing ways think could ease regulatory burden comments found following web sites selection suggestions greenhouse gas reporting rule
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us senate could soon approve major overhaul federal bureaucracy make lasting changes regulation environment, education, banks areas wednesday senate committee sent bill full chamber that, supporters say, make regulators accountable lawmakers provide greater understanding rules affect economy next step, debating bill senate floor, scheduled house representatives approved companion legislation january critics say bill, regulatory accountability act, creates many new requirements would paralyze regulators working establish even basic rules standards also say makes cutting industry banks costs higher priority protecting public health safety decades political parties starkly divided regulation republicans currently winning battle lessen red tape say ties business hurts economy republicans also say former president barack obama, democrat, pushed regulators go beyond duties executing laws passed congress create policy democrats say regulation, touches nearly every part american life, shields average people health, financial threats needed accomplish goals set laws senate bill would require cost benefit analyses, give courts white house greater checks rulemaking, classify regulations potential economic impact, lengthen rulemaking processes one progressive group, public citizen, estimates would add steps major rulemaking, possibly doubling average amount time takes finalize regulation
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us arrests suspected illegal immigrants rose nearly percent first days donald trump presidency, following executive orders broadened scope could targeted immigration violations, according government data released wednesday acting director immigration customs enforcement ice thomas homan said arrests agency jumped , january year end april, , arrests roughly period last year arrested almost two thirds criminal convictions also significant jump
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us state department legal office reminded employees promote private interests social media online accounts publicized president donald trump private florida resort daughter ivanka trump new book article state department website april mar lago retweet may book eventually withdrawn, new guidance issued tuesday said employees exercise caution using department social media account highlight non official activities us government officials family guidance posted internal website written office ethics financial disclosure state department office legal adviser state department official declined comment internal communications said legal adviser office routinely provides guidance employees ethics matters guidance directed social media managers oversee hundreds official government accounts facebook, twitter, platforms used state department agencies, consulates embassies communicate information us foreign policy guidance, seen reuters, never specifically mentions trump family content appeared least part response postings resort book government official commercial enterprise published book, us government resources used publicize ventures, guidance said posting trump resort shared websites social media accounts several us embassies ethics experts said piece represented use public office private gain state department said article meant inform public trump hosting world leaders twitter account state department office global women issues retweeted post ivanka trump promoted new book ivanka trump serves white house adviser father trump maintains ownership global business empire, though handed control two oldest sons, arrangement ethics watchdogs say prevent conflicts interest
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senate judiciary committee wednesday asked fbi provide memos related former fbi director james comey dealings superiors trump obama administrations also asked white house provide records interactions comey, including relating fbi investigation alleged ties president trump associates russia, clinton email investigation, including audio recordings, transcripts, notes, summaries, memoranda, according statement
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group dozen republican governors pushing set national healthcare reforms, flexing considerable muscle national debate future obamacare us senate begins writing bill led governor john kasich ohio, governors using nine page proposal crafted february platform shape think critical portion obamacare replacement law look like, according half dozen people helped write plan among group recommendations senate include maintaining expansion medicaid, government health insurance program poor disabled, also limiting federal spending certain populations, according copy proposal members group, include governors utah, tennessee michigan, also looking form bipartisan coalition states propose reforms individual insurance market, according one source, hope senate also use see graphic, click tmsnrtrs qozscv yet met decided specific reforms individual insurance market, goal address issues make insurance affordable stabilize markets house representatives narrowly passed national healthcare bill earlier month, called american health care act, would slash federal medicaid funding billion next decade prompted fierce criticism republican democratic governors kasich recently called bill inadequate, said would leave millions people without affordable coverage living emergency rooms pressure building constituents reuters ipsos poll, tracking public opinion health care issues past several years, found republicans supportive benefits including expanded medicaid insurance subsidies low income families government requirement small businesses provide insurance employees latest reuters ipsos poll conducted online english across united states gathered responses , adults, including republicans credibility interval, measure accuracy, percentage points entire group percentage points republicans governors group looking senate massive changes begin writing bill several groups, insurers hospitals medical groups patient advocates, trying influence senate governors carry extra weight ultimately responsible implementing whatever healthcare overhaul signed law, republicans congress repeatedly spoken need fewer federal regulations apply medicaid commercial insurance obamacare, states, including dozen republican led states, expanded medicaid one thorniest issues republicans grappled treating expansion non expansion states equally governors types states united craft medicaid proposals hope voice would carry added weight provide surer path lawmakers governors also boat politically us senators elected statewide, rather smaller districts house representatives many governors senators better aligned healthcare reform look like, several sources said several governors staff said regular contact senators, pushing senate use governors set reforms framework writing bill senator rob portman ohio wrote op ed monday senators tasked writing healthcare bill continued engage governors, many share concerns medicaid also want flexibility ensure design health care programs meet individual needs states added senate continue work governors healthcare reform definitely hearing concerns questions attentive interests, said nathan checketts, deputy director utah department health group republican governors worked unified voice reconcile needs among diverse set states, including arizona, illinois, wisconsin, arkansas nevada leaders, also include governor rick snyder michigan governor doug ducey arizona, deliberately chose participants states influential republican senators would become key players federal healthcare overhaul member senate panel tasked writing healthcare bill, least five senators states republican governors group, including portman, orrin hatch utah, mike lee utah lamar alexander tennessee republican senators governors group
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us president donald trump said wednesday would use upcoming trip saudi arabia challenge leaders muslim countries fight hatred extremism pursuing peaceful future faith speaking graduating class us coast guard academy, trump said would seek new partners region stop radical islamic terrorism
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us president donald trump asked fbi director james comey end agency investigation ties former white house national security adviser michael flynn russia, according source seen memo written comey explosive new development tuesday followed week tumult white house trump fired comey discussed sensitive national security information islamic state russian foreign minister sergei lavrov comey memo, first reported new york times, caused alarm capitol hill raised questions whether trump tried interfere federal investigation white house quickly denied report, saying statement truthful accurate portrayal conversation president mr comey comey wrote memo met oval office trump, day republican president fired flynn feb misleading vice president mike pence extent conversations last year russia ambassador, sergei kislyak hope let go, trump told comey, according source familiar contents memo new york times said oval office meeting, trump condemned series government leaks news media said fbi director consider prosecuting reporters publishing classified information coming day charges trump disclosed sensitive information russians last week, new disclosure rattled members congress memo powerful evidence obstruction justice certainly merits immediate prompt investigation independent special prosecutor, said democratic us senator richard blumenthal republican democratic lawmakers said wanted see memo republican us representative jason chaffetz, chairman house representatives oversight committee, said committee going get comey memo, exists need see sooner rather later subpoena pen ready letter acting fbi director andrew mccabe, chaffetz set deadline may fbi produce memoranda, notes, summaries, recordings referring relating communications comey president republican speaker house paul ryan backed chaffetz need facts, appropriate house oversight committee request memo, said ryan spokeswoman ashlee strong legal experts took dim view trump comments, quoted memo president tell fbi end potential criminal investigation, obstruction justice, said erwin chereminsky, constitutional law professor dean university california, irvine school law caused president nixon resign office experts said intent critical element obstruction justice charge, president words could subject interpretation possibly put context actions, like comey termination fact president apparently said hoped comey would end flynn investigation rather directly ordering makes weaker still viable case, said christopher slobogin, criminal law professor vanderbilt university law school flynn resignation came hours reported justice department warned white house weeks earlier flynn could vulnerable blackmail contacts kislyak trump took office jan kislyak lavrov white house trump disclosed sensitive information spokeswoman fbi declined comment details memo emailed fundraising appeal trump political organization republican national committee sent reports comey memo said trump victimized unelected bureaucracy already knew media get us, said sadly fake news people within unelected bureaucracy want sabotage president trump entire america first movement new development came republican democratic lawmakers pressured trump give fuller explanation revealed sensitive intelligence information lavrov information supplied us ally fight islamic state militant group, officials said
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us senate intelligence committee said wednesday asked former fbi director james comey appear panel public closed sessions, stepping investigation russia alleged interference us election also said asked acting fbi director andrew mccabe send notes memos prepared comey communications may senior white house department justice officials related investigation russia election
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan tried tamp furor wednesday reports president donald trump asked former fbi director james comey quash part russia investigation, saying need facts adding confidence president sure going want hear mr comey happens allegedly describes take action time lot unanswered questions, ryan told reporters told members time gather pertinent information asked confidence trump, ryan said,
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british prime minister theresa may said wednesday government confidence relationship united states, continue share intelligence britain important defense security ally president donald trump defended decision discuss intelligence russians white house meeting last week, saying absolute right share facts pertaining terrorism airline flight safety decisions president trump discusses anybody white house matter president trump, may told news conference asked whether trump disclosure made reluctant share intelligence continue work united states continue share intelligence united states others around world working together deal threats face question came press briefing ahead britain june election, polls show may course win, national security seen one political strengths may former interior minister spent six years charge domestic security brief may first foreign leader meet trump following inauguration, repeatedly reaffirmed special relationship two countries military economic alliance dating back th century trump endured week tumult white house fired head fbi discussed sensitive national security information islamic state russian foreign minister sergei lavrov but, may said remained confident special relationship, highlighting need cooperate united states allies counter security threats posed islamic state al qaeda continue work together confidence relationship us united states helps keep us safer, said
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israeli intelligence experts gravely concerned us president donald trump sharing classified information russia may compromised israeli agent, expect long term consequences intelligence cooperation trump confirmed via twitter meeting russian foreign minister sergei lavrov white house last week shared information related potential airline plot islamic state, thought involve laptop bomb new york times, citing current former us official, reported tuesday information trump divulged came israeli intelligence asset based islamic state held territory syria israeli officials declined confirm whether source information trump shared, quick say counter terrorism coordination united states strong tuesday, trump called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu discuss visit israel next week, two discuss intelligence leak minute conversation, prime minister office said security relationship israel greatest ally united states deep, significant unprecedented volume, defence minister avigdor lieberman said twitter, remarks echoed intelligence minister ron dermer, israel ambassador washington, issued similar statement, saying israel full confidence intelligence sharing relationship united states looks forward deepening relationship years ahead president trump israeli intelligence experts said could confirm whether israeli asset source said israel developed deep network human signal intelligence across region plausible managed infiltrate islamic state part long running effort israeli intelligence agencies shown human sources, said aviv oreg, former head al qaeda global jihad desk army military intelligence department, runs counter terrorism consultancy would take lot put someone inside isis agent, sure one really lost human source there, major loss take years regenerate another one, said israel furious it, added, highlighting likely implications israel operates human intelligence assets broadly, may make others unwilling cooperate future time, said israel understood trump, president commander chief, authority divulge information, even shown experience deal intelligence kobi michael, senior research fellow institute national security studies former deputy director israel ministry strategic affairs, described trump leak concerning risk endangered israeli asset good reasons assume compromised source agent, said also possible well placed piece signal intelligence comes isis, active social network world digital platforms knows, options valid, even far understand context, looks like human intelligence source michael described israel far better intelligence capabilities region united states, making critical partner washington yet sides interest continuing cooperate fully intelligence happened problem, happened mistakes get made, americans, sometimes israelis too, said michael assume trump considerations mind perhaps aware consequences saying change level cooperation, needs constantly broadened deepened amnon sofrin, former head mossad intelligence directorate, said issue unlikely touched trump visits israel first foreign trip next week handling fallout leak would dealt intelligence channels mossad us central intelligence agency diplomatic ones cooperation two organizations solid believe special event cause big damage, may cause local damage, disaster, said none us israel intelligence community likes event think put aside allow trump visit fulfilling hope successful
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washington governor jay inslee tuesday signed bill paves way state create believed first system united states certify marijuana organic sponsor bill, republican senator ann rivers, said marijuana certified organically grown likely sale washington year half washington among handful us states voters approved sale recreational marijuana washington second state begin legal recreational pot sales, mid , voters approved consumer driven, rivers told reuters phone tuesday night moved forward legal marijuana market, hearing people say, want pesticides, fungicides, none stuff weed new law creates voluntary program certification regulation organic marijuana products, administered washington agriculture department, according state analysis new law rivers said heavy lifting certifying marijuana done system multitude food products supermarkets shelves across america process needs adapted pot, said rivers said legal recreational marijuana gift keeps givingthis year, make million revenue state washington pays drug education drug addiction treatment well public education, said organic pot one myriad marijuana related measures bill many state legislators wanted vote one marijuana related bill rather go record favoring marijuana several times, rivers said november measure allow recreational marijuana washington passed percent percent legal adults smoke marijuana washington, legal grow industrial hemp new law allows study method allow hemp grown used industrial purposes last week, vermont legislature approved bill legalize recreational use marijuana unless measure vetoed, vermont would first state legalize pot without public vote voters approved legal recreational marijuana use colorado, washington, alaska, oregon, california, nevada, maine, massachusetts district columbia
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british gamblers believe us president donald trump likely leave office end first term not, british bookmakers said wednesday, week tumult white house betfair said punters bet , pounds , early departure trump hours reported asked fbi director james comey shut investigation ties former white house national security adviser michael flynn russia concerns businessman former reality tv star trump economic reforms could slowed might even face threat impeachment dented demand dollar uk betting markets, odds trump failing see four year term dropped evens betfair, implying percent chance leave betfair also offering odds percent trump would leave office year, implying percent chance would depart betfair said odds early departure never shorter fellow bookmaker ladbrokes said odds president leaving office via impeachment resignation end first term also shortened last week flurry bets spokeswoman jessica bridge added ladbrokes taken close , pounds various wagers trump future, including whether would impeached year might replaced barely day goes without trump scandal, money talks, punters becoming increasingly convinced president could impeached sooner rather later, bridge said uk political betting markets exploded recent years, millions wagered last year ahead surprising results britain referendum european union membership trump election bet upon political event ever bookmakers also saw biggest market french election earlier year, buoyed growing enthusiasm political betting, unpredictable result ban betting politics france
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lawmakers tuesday called information reports president donald trump asked fbi director james comey drop investigation former white house national security adviser michael flynn white house said memo written comey met trump february accurate portrayal conversation details memo first reported new york times confirmed reuters source last week, republican president fired comey, leading investigation trump presidential campaign possible collusion russia influence election outcome flynn resigned february disclosures discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations media reports comey memo prompted members congress renew calls independent investigation trump campaign possible connections russia comey testify congress reactions capitol hill gopoversight going get comey memo, exists need see sooner rather later subpoena pen ready
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mexican economy minister ildefonso guajardo said tuesday expects us president donald trump administration tell congress early next week plans renegotiate north american free trade agreement, move would produce talks late august guajardo said would information meeting us trade representative robert lighthizer vietnam thursday part asia pacific economic cooperation meetings us election campaign, trump vowed scrap deal united states, canada mexico cannot adjust benefit us interests probably notification sent congress us executive time early next week, guajardo told mexican media tuesday day meetings washington us commerce secretary wilbur ross us officials washington, ross declined predict exact timing notification, saying consultations congress needed first meeting tuesday, us senators said ross new us trade representative robert lighthizer expressed preference keep current trilateral format nafta talks guajardo also said dispute sugar united states could resolved within two weeks, june deadline break impasse us sugar industry pressed us commerce department late last year withdraw agreement sets prices quotas us imports mexican sugar unless deal could renegotiated us sugar lobby wants mexico export less refined sugar become emboldened since trump took office us commerce department spokesman said ross guajardo discussed possible solutions continue work toward negotiated settlement deal, however, would need agreement us sugar producers brought anti dumping case mexican competitors monday, mexico sugar chamber said deal reached talks monday resolve dispute
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trump administration top trade officials hope keep north american free trade agreement trilateral deal negotiations canada mexico revamp year old pact, senators said tuesday several members senate finance committee said commerce secretary wilbur ross new us trade representative robert lighthizer told closed door meeting would prefer current three nation format left open possibility parallel bilateral agreements canada mexico preference trilateral, democratic senator debbie stabenow told reporters meeting republican senator charles grassley iowa said meeting sounded trilateral deal likely unless problems approach trilaterally getting anyplace, suppose bilaterally, grassley said ross, floated idea two bilateral trade deals canada mexico, declined confirm administration preference trilateral approach right trilateral deal shall see comes future important thing get substance, ross told reporters leaving meeting, adding talks would long complicated meeting one several capitol hill week involving lighthizer, sworn us trade representative monday, required trump administration trigger start nafta negotiating process day consultation period farm state senators said also warned ross lighthizer take actions would damage agricultural exports canada mexico made pretty clear priority, want see ag hurt, said senator john thune, south dakota republican nafta large good agriculture, seeing disruptions ag marketplace today uncertainty headed senator ron wyden oregon, finance committee top democrat, said ross lighthizer assured would push drop nafta dispute resolution mechanism trump complained mechanism biased united states
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president donald trump asked fbi director james comey shut investigation ties former white house national security adviser michael flynn russia, associate comey, seen memo, said tuesday associate told reuters details document first reported new york times accurate hope let go, trump told comey, according language memo, source confirmed white house denied report statement reporters, saying truthful accurate portrayal conversation president mr comey memo written comey immediately meeting white house oval office trump one day flynn resigned contacts russians flynn resignation came hours reported justice department warned white house weeks earlier flynn could vulnerable blackmail contacts russian ambassador sergei kislyak trump took power jan spokeswoman fbi declined comment details memo
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trump administration search new fbi director hit roadblocks tuesday two high profile potential candidates, moderate judge conservative senator, signaled want job advisers judge merrick garland us senator john cornyn texas told reuters discouraged leading federal bureau investigation, cautioning would leaving important, secure jobs one fraught politics controversy advisers, spoke condition anonymity, said new fbi director would little job security heightened scrutiny political observers following president donald trump abrupt firing james comey may garland cornyn distancing selection process three days trump said may make decision, points difficulties white house filling fbi post amid turmoil administration trump firing comey, man charge investigation possible collusion election campaign associates russian government, outraged many lawmakers, including republicans garland, chief judge us court appeals district columbia circuit, loves job interested leaving judiciary, said one source familiar judge thinking cornyn said statement informed white house best way serve continuing fight conservative agenda us senate white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters tuesday announcement fbi director still possible trump leaves first foreign trip friday said us department justice still interviewing candidates several republican senators promoted garland even though refused give hearing republican trump predecessor president barack obama, democrat, nominated garland last year vacant seat us supreme court republicans reasoning appeared garland would accepted democrats help restore faith fbi nonpartisan agency interview bloomberg television, republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell referred garland, former federal prosecutor, apolitical professional second garland acquaintance spoke condition anonymity said garland sought advice told would leaving life long position federal bench take job could terminated trump overnight republican senate aide said cornyn staff also worried third term texas senator could cut careers short going fbi adviser another candidate white house short list, former new york city police commissioner ray kelly, , said kelly also persuaded step running kelly said would consider job, far interviewed republican representative trey gowdy, former federal prosecutor whose name floated, said monday interested director position difficulty filling key administration jobs limited fbi director post trump habits contradicting top aides, demanding personal loyalty punishing officials contradict public discouraged number experienced people pursuing jobs, said three people declined discuss possible positions administration officials becoming increasingly difficult attract good people work administration, said one senior official cases, veteran people expertise leaving seeking posts overseas away white house
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top us diplomat middle east told colleagues decided retire, three us officials said tuesday, latest senior us diplomat leave trump administration stuart jones, acting assistant secretary state near eastern affairs, extensive experience middle east serving us ambassador iraq jordan deputy chief mission cairo jones, , told colleagues decision pushed asked leave department decision falling out, said us official spoke condition identified story here, except another senior government official real competence leaving state department spokesman confirmed jones planned retirement, saying leaving personal reasons pursue new career jones case different two career foreign service officers
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us defense secretary jim mattis said concerns trump administration handling classified information added issue come talks tuesday several us allies, saying no, worried time, mattis deferred white house acknowledged knew little uproar read newspaper us officials, speaking condition anonymity, previously said trump discussed intelligence islamic state russian foreign minister sergei lavrov russian ambassador sergei kislyak last wednesday talks oval office
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democrats striking back us congress white house push cut regulations, republicans ratchet attacks rules say hurt business give bureaucrats much power new jersey senator cory booker, democrat, tuesday introduced legislation kill congressional review act cra , law republicans used span three months year repeal regulations enacted former president barack obama, also democrat booker, one party liberal stars, says rate shows cra prone abuse, law helps special interests sabotage thoroughly vetted rules like booker bill, co sponsored fellow democrat senator tom udall new mexico, would give future administrations ability resurrect annulled regulations broadband, contraception, guns, environment, education areas cra bans agencies issuing new versions repealed rules future booker bill would also lift ban rhode island representative david cicilline michigan representative john conyers, democrats, introduced companion bill house tuesday senator patty murray, senior democrat committee overseeing labor pensions, also attempting work around prohibition bills make two eliminated regulations, retirement savings workplace safety, law land introduced bill help states cities provide retirement accounts private sector workers co sponsored another employers records injuries deaths democrats bills survive senate, would likely die house, republicans hold ample majority sweeping congress white house november elections, republicans established beachhead battle regulation cra next phase limiting new rule makings later week senate committee put finishing touches regulatory accountability act send full chamber supporters say bill, already passed house, makes regulators answerable lawmakers responsible analyzing rules costs critics say establishes many requirements paralyze regulation important areas education republicans also considering keeping cra play senator pat toomey pennsylvania asked congressional auditors determine law applied agencies guidance effectively resembles regulation others weighing killing two forthcoming rules consumer financial protection bureau, headed democrat richard cordray, obama holdover
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white house declined comment tuesday media reports israel source sensitive information president donald trump shared russian foreign minister sergei lavrov white house meeting last week white house spokesman sean spicer said would comment reports also declined say whether white house would share transcripts trump meeting lavrov lawmakers asked
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us president donald trump said tuesday oval office meeting last week russian foreign minister sergei lavrov very, successful would help promote fight terrorism, adding earlier defense sharing information russian officials very, successful meeting foreign minister russia, trump said response questions white house event president tayyip erdogan turkey want get many help fight terrorism possible one beautiful things happening turkey
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national security adviser hr mcmaster said tuesday us president donald trump inappropriate conversation one caused lapse national security met senior russian officials last week white house stand statement made yesterday, mcmaster told white house briefing saying really premise washington post article false, way president conversation inappropriate resulted kind lapse national security
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us senate intelligence committee asked white house information regarding reports president donald trump gave sensitive intelligence information russian government officials, according becca watkins, spokeswoman committee chairman sen richard burr congressional investigators expected ask copies notes taking may meeting trump russian officials intelligence related recent efforts militants syria install sophisticated bombs inside laptop computers discussed, another us official said
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us appeals court judge merrick garland, turned away senate last year supreme court post, interested serving fbi director, two sources said tuesday, even top senate republican recommended job garland, chief judge us court appeals district columbia circuit, told people around loves job interested leaving judiciary, said one sources familiar judge thinking two sources spoke condition anonymity senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said mentioned garland republican president donald trump possible successor james comey, trump fired last week fbi chief interview bloomberg television, mcconnell referred garland, former federal prosecutor, apolitical professional head federal bureau investigation mcconnell leadership, senate last year refused consider centrist garland lifetime job supreme court justice democratic president barack obama nominated march so, mcconnell able allow trump, took office january, nominate neil gorsuch fill seat, restoring supreme court conservative majority garland, , praised democrats republicans two decades appeals court appointment lifetime one, took year term fbi would open another top judicial seat trump fill trump fired comey fbi investigation possible collusion trump presidential campaign russia comey replacement would need someone deep background law enforcement history political involvement, mcconnell said garland example that, mcconnell added would serve country well lead to, think, bipartisan approach democrats threatened hold vote new fbi director special prosecutor named investigate potential ties trump campaign russia least people consideration fbi top job senior justice department official democratic president bill clinton s, garland oversaw prosecution timothy mcveigh, man bombed federal building oklahoma city , killing people
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president donald trump alleged disclosure highly classified information russia foreign minister unlikely stop allies share intelligence washington cooperating, officials said tuesday experts added, however, reports could undermine trust partners really happened, unfortunate episode, said adam thomson, former british ambassador nato european leadership network think tank london suck countries need us intelligence cooperation way round meeting russian foreign minister sergei lavrov russian ambassador sergei kislyak, trump disclosed intelligence planned islamic state operation, supplied us ally, two officials knowledge situation said name ally intelligence sharing operation disclosed nl n ih white house declared allegations, first reported washington post, incorrect trump said absolute right share facts get moscow step fight islamic state interfax news agency quoted russian foreign ministry saying reports fake nr n l two washington allies intelligence sharing network known five eyes
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senate democratic leader chuck schumer tuesday urged white house immediately release transcripts us president donald trump may meeting russian officials relevant lawmakers probing alleged interference russia us election given gravity matter, need able quickly assess whether report true exactly said, schumer said, speaking senate floor amid reports trump disclosed intelligence information senior russian officials last week producing transcripts way administration categorically prove reports untrue
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ramin forouzandeh applied phd economics programs united states, president donald trump signed first travel ban january, year old iranian turned canada options said focused us schools hosted world top economics programs travel ban, never really considered alternatives late march, us courts halted two versions trump travel ban, yet forouzandeh signed university toronto rotman school management turned university minnesota prestigious phd program countryman, mahdi ebrahimi kahou, , well first year minnesota program decided transfer university british columbia trump executive orders banned travel seven later six muslim majority countries, including iran lost motivation work completely, said reuters survey canadian universities showed spike international applications, notably iran india five top canadian economics business phd programs getting least half new iranian students fall ban, based interviews universities students those, like forouzandeh ebrahimi kahou, opting us programs field united states dominates relies foreign talent programs represent one field fraction us student population, offer early evidence direct impact trump administration policies academics fear may also sign things come chilling effect trump america first agenda spreads beyond specific field study nationality strikes heart made us higher education envy world, said mary sue coleman, chair association american universities notion us longer welcoming place best brightest iranians far biggest group among students directly affected bans form small notable part talent pool areas engineering economics, us academic institutions excel iranians ranked sixth last year among international students enrolled us graduate programs, according institute international education survey conducted jointly five us higher education associations february showed percent us colleges reporting drop foreign applications, middle east most, percent saw change
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tax reform plan includes border adjustment tax would likely pass us senate, republican majority leader, mitch mcconnell, said interview bloomberg television tuesday mcconnell added tax plan would also revenue neutral
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tuesday said congress could fewer presidential distractions amid reports us president donald trump disclosure intelligence information russia white house subsequent rebuttal could little less drama white house lot things focus agenda, deregulation, tax reform repealing replacing obamacare, top senate republican said interview bloomberg television
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president donald trump disclosed highly classified information russia foreign minister planned islamic state operation, two us officials said monday, plunging white house another controversy months trump short tenure office intelligence, shared meeting last week russian foreign minister sergei lavrov russian ambassador sergei kislyak, supplied us ally fight militant group, officials knowledge situation said white house declared allegations, first reported washington post, incorrect story came tonight reported false, hr mcmaster, trump national security adviser, told reporters white house, adding leaders reviewed range common threats including civil aviation time intelligence sources methods discussed president disclose military operations already publicly knowni room happen, said russia foreign ministry said reports trump revealed highly classified information fake , according interfax news agency white house also released statement secretary state rex tillerson, said oval office meeting focused counterterrorism, deputy national security adviser dina powell, called washington post story false still, news triggered concern congress senate democrat, dick durbin, called trump conduct dangerous reckless bob corker, republican head senate foreign relations committee, called allegations very, troubling true obviously, downward spiral right got come grips happening, said white house latest controversy came trump administration reels fallout abrupt dismissal former fbi director james comey amid congressional calls independent investigation allegations russian meddling us election one officials said intelligence discussed trump meeting lavrov classified top secret held secure compartment handful intelligence officials access trump disclosure information, one officials described spontaneous, officials immediately called cia national security agency, agreements number allied intelligence services around world, informed happened president authority disclose even highly classified information will, case without consulting ally provided it, threatens jeopardize long standing intelligence sharing agreement, us officials said since taking office january, trump careened controversy controversy, complaining first day news coverage inauguration crowds charging predecessor, former president barack obama, wiretapping last week firing fbi director overseeing investigation potential ties trump presidential campaign russian government trump, republican called allegations links campaign team russia total scam, sharply criticized election rival, democrat hillary clinton, handling classified information secretary state, used private email server fbi concluded criminal charges clinton warranted, comey said colleagues careless classified information conversations russian officials, trump appeared boasting knowledge looming threats, telling briefed great intel every day, official knowledge exchange said, according post us officials told reuters concerned disclosing highly classified intelligence trump one official, requested anonymity discuss dealing president, said last month filter one ear mouth one officials knowledge trump meeting russian called timing disclosure particularly unfortunate, president prepares white house meeting tuesday turkish president tayyip erdogan, ally fight islamic state trump first foreign trip also begins later week includes stop saudi arabia, another islamic state foe, may nato meeting brussels attended important us allies also stops planned israel vatican president trip latest uproar meeting russian officials come amid rumors might shake senior staff bid refocus administration
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us appeals court judges monday questioned lawyer defending president donald trump temporary travel ban whether discriminates muslims pressed challengers explain court defer trump presidential powers set policy three judge th us circuit court appeals panel second court week review trump directive banning people entering united states six muslim majority countries opponents
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russian foreign ministry spokeswoman tuesday advised people read american newspapers, response us media reports president donald trump disclosed classified intelligence meeting russian officials spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said received dozens messages asking reports, denied white house guys, reading american newspapers wrote facebook page read put various uses, read lately become harmful, dangerous
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kremlin described complete nonsense tuesday media reports us president donald trump disclosed classified intelligence meeting russian officials subject us, latest piece nonsense want anything nonsense complete nonsense, subject denied confirmed, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov said conference call reporters two us officials said monday trump disclosed highly classified information russia foreign minister planned islamic state operation, plunging white house another controversy months trump short tenure office
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reports us president donald trump revealed highly classified information planned islamic state operation russia foreign minister fake , interfax news agency cited russian foreign ministry saying tuesday
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majority americans, including growing number republicans, want see independent investigation sort connections russia president donald trump election campaign, according reuters ipsos opinion poll released monday may poll, conducted trump fired fbi director james comey, suggests public increasingly uneasy allegations meddling russians us election trump dismissal comey, leading federal bureau investigation probe ties white house russia, intensified calls democrats independent probe according poll, percent adults, including percent republicans percent democrats, agreed congress launch independent investigation communications russian government trump campaign election compares percent adults, including percent republicans percent democrats, felt way poll last asked question february really know believe anymore, said john kremer, , trump supporter birmingham, alabama, wants independent investigation kremer think trump illegal contact russians, like way president handling issue comey fired, would comfortable results investigation, kremer said concern whether trump trying minimize investigation reuters ipsos poll also found public confidence executive branch congress eroded since nov election thirty six percent americans said hardly confidence executive branch percent said felt way congress percent percent, respectively, answered way november poll asked replace comey, percent wanted fbi outsider credible experience law law enforcement thirty seven percent said wanted someone within fbi percent wanted fbi outsider close trump administration reuters ipsos poll conducted online english states washington, dc included responses , adults, including republicans democrats poll credibility interval, measure accuracy, percentage points entire group, percentage points republicans percentage points democrats click complete poll description methodology tmsnrtrs qkmisd
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new us trade representative robert lighthizer started work monday, vowing help reverse dangerous trajectory us trade making plans meet lawmakers nafta trade deal attend pacific trade ministers conference vietnam lighthizer, veteran trade lawyer deputy ustr reagan administration, sworn office vice president mike pence, capping months delays filling last open seat president donald trump cabinet lighthizer one three key leaders trade policy, working alongside commerce secretary wilbur ross white house trade industrial policy adviser peter navarro three vowed help shrink chronic us trade deficits stronger enforcement us trade laws negotiate deals boost us exports without leading jobs factories migrating overseas grandchildren, today, talk grandchildren, say president trump permanently reversed dangerous trajectory american trade, put america first made farmers, ranchers workers richer country safer, lighthizer said hope make small contribution accomplishment lighthizer, , principal us negotiator talks expected start later year revamp year old north american free trade agreement canada mexico tuesday, start two days meetings members key trade related panels congress, spokeswoman senate finance committee said meetings required ustr formally launch formal renegotiating process day consultation period white house press secretary sean spicer also said lighthizer attend may meeting trade ministers asia pacific economic cooperation apec countries hanoi, vietnam meeting, lighthizer face many counterparts signatories trans pacific partnership, country free trade agreement trump withdrew january countries, including japan, exploring options revive tpp without united states china, largest us trading partner, also member apec, allowing lighthizer opportunity meet chinese counterparts trump administration seeks build agreements shrink us trade deficit china last week, commerce ross said united states china agreed take action mid july increase access chinese markets us beef, financial services liquefied natural gas
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us president donald trump discuss sources, methods military operations meeting russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, secretary state rex tillerson said monday, reports trump disclosed classified information president trump meeting foreign minister lavrov, broad range subjects discussed among common efforts threats regarding counter terrorism exchange nature specific threats discussed, discuss sources, methods military operations, tillerson said statement
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us senator mark warner, top democrat senate intelligence committee, said allegations president donald trump released classified information russia would slap face us intelligence community, true risking sources methods inexcusable, particularly russians, warner said comment twitter distributed office, referring washington post report trump disclosed classified information russia foreign minister meeting last week
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us senate number two democrat, dick durbin, said monday president donald trump conduct revealing classified information russians, reported washington post, dangerous reckless conduct president dangerous, reckless reckless disclose russian foreign minister ambassador, sensitive, top secret information, durbin told reporters outside senate durbin said briefed separately matter commenting post story classified information cannot kept us president, durbin added, hoped republicans make clear trump conduct jeopardizes national security
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republican us representative trey gowdy, among people considered director federal bureau investigation, said monday interested job gowdy said statement told attorney general jeff sessions would right person lead agency president donald trump touched political firestorm last week firing fbi director james comey, leading probe alleged russian meddling us election possible ties moscow trump campaign
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trump administration said monday vastly expanding scope policy blocking us assistance foreign groups perform provide information abortions, move critics say hinder women access critical care new policy means billion us assistance array programs fighting hiv aids, malaria maternal child health subject called mexico city policy policy, introduced , holds us government funding family planning services given foreign clinics groups offer abortion services discuss abortion, even funds activities come non us government sources policy previously applied much narrower stream million us government funds since unveiled, mexico city rule routinely rescinded democratic administrations reinstated republican ones, used presidents signal stand abortion rights critics policy call global gag rule, say hurts vulnerable women worldwide depend aid groups healthcare even mexico city policy place, federal law prevents use us funding abortions abroad president donald trump, republican, reinstated policy january, days taking office, went directed government agencies figure plan apply policy global health assistance furnished departments agencies us secretary state rex tillerson approved plan expand policy provisions funding hiv aids, maternal child health, malaria health programs, state department said monday includes billion funding president emergency plan aids relief, pepfar, world largest provider aids fighting medicine pepfar, launched republican president george w bush administration, credited saving millions lives enjoys bipartisan support programs affected expanded policy, called protecting life global health assistance, include president malaria initiative, received million funding , according website state department said statement protecting life global health assistance reduce amount global health assistance us government makes available, funding previously obligated affected result policy us officials said malaria hiv aids programs would resilient even united states deny funding existing healthcare providers diversity partners providing services would available continue services, senior administration official told reporters condition anonymity new policy applies funds provided foreign non governmental organizations, aid provided governments multilateral organizations, state department said expanded policy also apply humanitarian assistance disaster relief un funds programs democratic senator jeanne shaheen, sits senate foreign relations committee, said expanded policy would severe consequences millions vulnerable women children anti abortion groups praised decision, saying merely represented realignment funding
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president donald trump said monday search new fbi chief replace fired james comey moving quickly moving rapidly, trump told reporters asked process met oval office abu dhabi crown prince
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deputy us attorney general rod rosenstein conduct classified briefing thursday, may full us senate president donald trump firing fbi director james comey, spokesman senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said monday top democrat senate, chuck schumer, said statement hoped senators would use briefing pm edt gmt seek full truth comey dismissal, press rosenstein make way special prosecutor ensure administration preserves makes public audio recordings conversations comey critics assailed trump abruptly firing comey, leading federal bureau investigation probe alleged russian meddling us election possible ties moscow trump campaign russia denies sought interfere election trump dismissed talk little sour grapes democrats cannot accept upset victory nov democrats calling special prosecutor select committee investigate, saying getting bottom foreign interference us election important leave potentially partisan committees congress comey firing last week added worries, even trump fellow republicans expressed concern timing dismissal top democrat house representatives, nancy pelosi, said asked republican house speaker paul ryan request similar briefing house immediate word ryan office however, administration officials typically conduct briefings one two chambers
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overcast spring morning, mexican men turned pre dawn hours board bus california salinas valley would harvest acres hectares lettuce next three days hector manuel morales, , came north mexico work fields three cousins said family worried journey, spooked president donald trump talk crackdown illegal immigrants anticipate problems half us crop workers country illegally, morales men h visas, allow work temporarily seasonal agricultural laborers american farms violating law us, said come work co worker rafael gonzalez arredondo, , said listening trump statements mexico difficult, going show mexicans hard working people, says men came country labor brokerage company, fresh harvest, brings h laborers work farms need temporary workers year, company owner, steve scaroni, says expects bring , workers companies like fresh harvest attractive farmers want employ legal workers want deal considerable government red tape regulations associated h program employers bring workers visas must provide free transportation united states well housing food arrive wage minimums set government often higher farmers used paying still, scaroni says could find work even people enough housing use h program steadily increased past decade, still accounts percent estimated million farmworkers united states, according government data , government granted , h visas alfredo lopez granados, , michoacan, mexico come north work h visa five times misses family back home, says, decision difficult here, said, one day make make week mexico see related photo essay, click reutrs qdtfnb
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us lawmakers sunday called president donald trump turn tapes conversations fired fbi chief james comey, potentially setting showdown white house democrats considered boycott vote comey replacement highly unusual move, trump last week appeared suggest twitter might tapes conversations comey warned former director federal bureau investigation talking media trump white house spokesman declined confirm deny whether tapes exist republican senator lindsey graham south carolina said white house must clear air whether taped conversations cute tapes tapes conversation, need turned over, graham told nbc meet press program trump sparked political firestorm abruptly fired comey last week fbi investigating alleged russian meddling us election possible ties moscow trump campaign democrats accused trump attempting thwart fbi probe called type independent inquiry matter trump said removed comey good job comey lost support fbi employees trump tweeted friday james comey better hope tapes conversations starts leaking press recordings, republican senator mike lee utah told fox news sunday program inevitable would subpoenaed white house would release lee, trump list potential replacements supreme court justice antonin scalia, also said recording conversations white house necessarily best idea trump threat tapes intensified calls democrats independent probe alleged russian meddling us election senate democratic leader chuck schumer said trump must immediately provide congress tapes warned destroying existing tapes would violate law schumer also said senate democrats weighing whether refuse vote new fbi director special prosecutor named investigate trump potential ties russia russia denied claims white house says collusion special prosecutor, people would breathe sigh relief would real independent person overlooking fbi director, schumer told cnn state union program trump, sought better relations russia, continued question whether behind hacking email accounts belonging democrats involved hillary clinton presidential campaign secretary state rex tillerson told nbc meet press program question russians playing around electoral processes defended trump decision meet russian foreign minister sergei lavrov oval office last week interest american people, interest russia rest world something see cannot improve relationship two greatest nuclear powers world, tillerson said justice department began interviewing candidates fbi director job saturday people consideration include acting fbi director andrew mccabe, republican senator john cornyn texas, new york appeals court judge michael garcia former assistant attorney general alice fisher, according white house official meanwhile, nbc wall street journal poll released sunday found percent americans approve trump decision fire comey, percent disapprove senate vote new fbi director breaks along party lines, democrats would votes block nominee republicans hold majority chamber key getting republican colleagues join us, schumer said republican leaders senate rebuffed calls special prosecutor, saying would interfere ongoing congressional probes graham said may come time special prosecutor needed right now, counterintelligence investigation, criminal investigation need special prosecutor, graham said meet press
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president donald trump said would seek keep tough immigration enforcement policies harming us farm industry largely immigrant workforce, according farmers officials met roundtable farm labor white house last month, trump said want create labor problems farmers would look improving program brings temporary agricultural workers legal visas assured us would plenty access workers, said zippy duvall, president american farm bureau federation, one participants april meeting trump agriculture secretary sonny perdue roundtable conversation agriculture, farmers representatives sector brought labor immigration, details previously reported farmers told trump often cannot find americans willing difficult farm jobs, according interviews nine participants said worried stricter immigration enforcement described frustrations h visa program, one legal way bring temporary seasonal agricultural workers white house declined comment specifics discussion, described meeting productive us department agriculture respond request comment april meeting half us crop workers country illegally two thirds foreign born, according recent figures us department labor national agriculture workers survey roundtable, luke brubaker, dairy farmer pennsylvania, described immigration agents recently picked half dozen chicken catchers working poultry transportation company county employer tried replace local hires, within three hours one quit, brubaker told gathering white house trump said wanted help asked secretary perdue look issues come back recommendations, according accounts issues trade, infrastructure technology also discussed, participants positive meeting conversation foreign labor anything else talked about, said bill northey, farmer iowa secretary agriculture tom demaline, president willoway nurseries ohio, said told president struggles h guestworker program, used years told trump program works concept, practice brought bureaucracy red tape, said guys show week two late, puts crops jeopardy pins needles year make sure get workers everything right use program steadily increased past decade, still accounts percent estimated million farmworkers country, according government data , government granted , h visas employers import workers h visas must provide free transportation united states well housing food workers arrive wage minimums set government often higher farmers used paying steve scaroni, whose company fresh harvest brings thousands foreign h workers growers california central valley, says, however, could find work even people places house related photo essay click reutrs qdtfnb trump recently signed another executive order titled buy american, hire american, calling changes program granting temporary visas tech industry, visas used farmers seasonal businesses, including trump resorts trump also signed two executive orders, days taking office, focused border security called arresting people united states illegally speeding deportations roundtable participants said many farmers worried effect stepped enforcement workforce, trump told administration focused deporting criminals, farmworkers much better understanding rhetoric seen, said meeting attendee steve troxler, north carolina agriculture commissioner farmer farmers meeting said stressed president need short term permanent workers said program help long time farmworkers without criminal records, country illegally, become legal residents last tuesday, democrats house senate said would introduce bill give farmworkers worked illegally country two consecutive years blue card protect deportation brubaker, pennsylvania farmer, said liked heard bill hoped would get president support make bipartisan effort administration got something started here, said meeting farm leaders time something happens
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president donald trump trying determine keeping promise move us embassy israel jerusalem could affect hopes brokering peace deal israelis palestinians, secretary state said sunday since taking office january, trump shown signs shelving campaign pledge move embassy tel aviv, vowing necessary clinch middle east peace agreement president careful understand decision would impact peace process, secretary state rex tillerson told nbc meet press spoke days trump starts middle east trip includes meetings israeli palestinian leaders israel regards jerusalem eternal indivisible capital wants foreign countries base embassies relocation strongly opposed many us allies palestinians also claim city capital tillerson said trump decision would depend greatly seen governments region, including whether israel views helpful peace initiative perhaps distraction comments drew quick response israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu israel position stated many times american administration world, netanyahu office said statement moving american embassy jerusalem harm peace process, opposite advance righting historical wrong shattering palestinian fantasy jerusalem capital israel
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us president donald trump ordered homeland security adviser, tom bossert, hold emergency meeting friday night assess threat posed global computer ransomware attack least countries, senior administration official told reuters senior security staff held another meeting white house situation room saturday, fbi national security agency trying identify perpetrators massive cyber attack, said official, spoke condition anonymity discuss internal deliberations
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president donald trump said saturday move quickly nominate new fbi director, sparked political firestorm firing man investigating possible collusion russia trump presidential campaign trump told reporters might even able make decision succeed james comey lead federal bureau investigation leaves first foreign trip friday even possible, trump said, speaking air force one departing lynchburg, virginia, delivered commencement address think process going go quickly, said, adding candidates consideration mostly well known vetted lifetime essentially well known, highly respected, really talented people want fbi critics assailed trump abruptly dismissing comey, leading agency investigation alleged russian meddling us election, possible ties moscow trump campaign russia denies claims white house says collusion trump made remarks reporters prior speaking , people liberty university lynchburg, mention comey controversy dismissal tuesday caused trump first public event outside white house since comey ouster white house official said people consideration
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us president donald trump considering people replace fired fbi director james comey, according white house official, department justice begin interviewing people friday weekend white house spokesman sean spicer told briefing trump would fill job soon finds candidate fits qualities feels necessary lead fbi pick intense scrutiny since comey fired leading federal bureau investigation probe possible collusion trump campaign russia people consideration kelly new york city police commissioner longer person although city saw historic drops crime leadership, controversy use stop frisk, anti crime tactic police stop, question search pedestrians weapons contraband trump praised method former fbi agent congressman michigan served chairman house intelligence committee rogers also briefly advised trump transition team national security issues fisher assistant attorney general criminal division department justice former president george w bush currently works law firm latham watkins gowdy house representative south carolina former federal prosecutor led two year special congressional committee investigation accused former secretary state hillary clinton state department failing protect four americans killed attack libya republican senator texas senate second ranking member previously texas attorney general abbate long worked fbi currently serves executive assistant director criminal, cyber, response services branch that, assistant director charge washington field office former new york prosecutor currently serves associate judge new york court appeals suthers former colorado attorney general current mayor colorado springs, colorado also executive director colorado department corrections luttig, former justice department lawyer appellate court judge, served executive vice president general counsel boeing since thompson us deputy attorney general bush also served senior vice president government affairs general counsel pepsico mccabe became acting director fbi week following trump abrupt firing comey tuesday, bureau deputy director
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unit us treasury department fights money laundering provide financial records investigation senate possible ties russia president donald trump associates, wall street journal reported friday, citing people familiar matter senate intelligence committee asked records treasury financial crimes enforcement network, fincen, late last month, journal cited people saying onwsjcom qbnl k one person said records needed decide whether collusion trump associates russia campaign, journal said representatives fincen republican senator richard burr, intelligence committee chairman, declined comment, journal said senate probe took added significance trump dismissed fbi director james comey earlier week amid agency investigation alleged russian meddling us presidential election possible moscow ties trump presidential campaign house representatives intelligence panel conducting similar probe
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president donald j trump nominated brian quintenz, former fund manager, consultant congressional policy adviser, serve commissioner commodity futures trading commission, white house said statement friday quintenz, founded managing principal saeculum capital management llc three years ending , nominated serve remainder five year term ending april , , statement said
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president donald trump express support palestinian self determination middle east trip month, senior aide said friday, suggesting trump open two state solution israeli palestinian conflict despite publicly embraced idea far comment us national security adviser hr mcmaster came nine days white house visit palestinian president mahmoud abbas trump vowed seek historic peace deal stopped short explicitly recommitting eventual goal palestinian statehood, longtime bedrock us policy previewing trump first foreign trip, mcmaster also said would use visit saudi arabia, first stop, encourage arab muslim partners take bold new steps confront iran, islamic state, al qaeda syrian president bashar al assad government perpetuate chaos violence trump travels, begin late next week also include stops israel rome, intended broadcast message unity visiting holy sites christianity, judaism islam, mcmaster told reporters trump meetings israeli palestinian leaders, currently due held separately, closely watched whether begins articulate cohesive strategy revive long stalled negotiations experts skeptical trump chances brokering peace accord eluded predecessors trump plans, talks israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, reaffirm america unshakeable bond jewish state meeting abbas express desire dignity self determination palestinians, said mcmaster, decorated army general extensive middle east experience trump expected meet abbas, western backed head palestinian authority, bethlehem west bank, palestinian sources say palestinians disappointed trump failed mention two state solution joint appearance abbas may trump sparked international criticism february when, news conference netanyahu, appeared back away longstanding us commitment palestinian statehood, saying would leave parties decide independent state aspiration vast majority palestinians objective successive us administrations international community asked whether trump would bring netanyahu abbas together room visit scheduled may , mcmaster said would president leaders final plans set yet, said
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deputy us attorney general rod rosenstein see need time special prosecutor investigate allegations russia meddled us election possible collusion russian officials trump campaign, cnn reported friday, citing unnamed sources
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senator mark warner, top democrat senate intelligence committee, said friday fired fbi director james comey turned invitation talk panel next week yes well, one things invited comey come testify tuesday going testifying tuesday, hope distant future, find time come talk committee, warner told msnbc interview
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