When we look at the actions of Russia, China, North Korea, Israel, Iran and now the US in recent years, there is a tendency to close our eyes tightly, pull the covers over our heads and wait for the madness to die down. The rules-based order we thought was here to stay after 1989 is … Read more
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has resisted efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut surveillance staff while transferring officers to Minneapolis and other cities, leading to a series of violent clashes. Bystander footage of two fatal shootings of … Read more
LONDON (AP) – No more glowing praise. No more political solutions and old-style diplomacy. And no one calls Donald Trump “Daddy” now. European leaders who have struggled for a year to figure out how to deal with an emboldened second-term US president have come closer to saying “no” or something diplomatically similar to his disregard … Read more
By Tom Hals Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit on Thursday against JPMorgan Chase and its chief executive Jamie Dimon for allegedly closing accounts for political reasons. Here’s a look at Trump’s claims and how the case could play out: WHY TRUMP SWING? The largest U.S. bank closed … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving. And he takes. Offended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s increasingly assertive stance toward the US, Trump revoked his invitation to join his Peace Council. Many Western allies are suspicious of the organization, which is led by Trump and was originally formed to focus on maintaining a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past year, the Supreme Court has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire the heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve. The court has signaled for months that it sees the Fed in a different light. It said the president can … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine settlement with US President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon talks overnight, and the Kremlin insisted the territorial issue must be resolved to reach a peace deal. The meeting in the Kremlin, which lasted until 3 a.m. on Friday, came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticized his … Read more
Now, deep into what might be called his anecdote, Donald Trump couldn’t resist offering his usual repertoire of supposedly entertaining and inspirational stories to a stunned captive audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Then, just hours later, he made a surprise U-turn and dropped his latest tariff threat against Europe altogether after reaching … Read more
By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Conservative and liberal justices on the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed skepticism about President Donald Trump’s bid to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a case where the central bank’s independence is at stake. During about two hours of arguments … Read more
It’s been exactly one year since Donald Trump was re-inaugurated as president, becoming only the second US commander-in-chief to return to the White House after losing re-election four years earlier. Now, at the end of Trump’s first year back in office, a new Yahoo/YouGov poll shows that more Americans than ever before think he’s been … Read more