WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Terry Cole to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), he said in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. Two of Trump’s earlier choices for DEA administrator withdrew from consideration after being nominated. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said he did not believe that Elon Musk or members of his Department of Government Efficiency team have tried to access the Fed’s secure payment systems. “Will you commit to report to this committee, majority and minority, immediately should you become aware of any such attempt …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York state court on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to his fundraising campaign for the U.S. president’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. At a hearing, Bannon, 71, pleaded guilty to one count for scheme to defraud. He was …
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By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to win or retain business in their countries. Trump’s order pauses enforcement of the nearly half-century-old Foreign Corrupt Practices …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ request to drop the criminal case against two associates of President Donald Trump who were accused of obstructing a probe into his mishandling of classified documents, marking the end of the federal cases brought against Trump while he was out of office. The U.S. Court …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has thrust himself onto the world stage, issuing ultimatums to friend and foe alike and insisting they jump to the tune of American interests or else. His threats – from big trade tariffs right through to outright resource grabs – are part of a transactional approach to diplomacy often accompanied …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat and former contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice,” who was convicted of corruption for trying to sell former President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich was removed from office in 2009 after prosecutors said he tried to sell or trade …
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By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is expected in a Manhattan court on Tuesday following discussions between his lawyers and prosecutors over a possible plea deal to resolve a criminal case over his crowdfunding campaign for the U.S. president’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon, …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of U.S. refugee backers filed a lawsuit on Monday that challenges President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of the U.S. resettlement program, saying refugees and their families face irreparable harm if it is allowed to remain in effect. The legal challenge, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter to America’s Catholic bishops on Tuesday, saying criminalising migrants and taking measures built on force “will end badly”. The pope, who last month called Trump’s plan to deport millions of migrants a “disgrace”, said …
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