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White House says Trump fired State Dept. watchdog at Pompeo’s request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump fired the State Department's inspector general following a recommendation by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the White House said on Saturday. "...
May 16, 2020
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization, including one in which Washington would p...
May 16, 2020
Trump fires State Department inspector general in latest broadside against watchdogs
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick late on Friday, with the ousting leading to heavy criticism from senior Democratic lawma...
May 16, 2020
Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: Fox News
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization, Fox News reported late on Friday, citing a draft letter. The Trump administ...
May 15, 2020
Amazon says ‘appropriate’ executive available after U.S. House panel calls on CEO Bezos to testify
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would make the "appropriate" executive available to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee to testify about allegations related to how the c...
May 15, 2020
U.S. House approves ‘proxy’ voting during coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday allowing members to temporarily cast their votes by proxy, a historic shift as the U.S. Congress searches for wa...
May 15, 2020
Senate Intelligence panel sets Tuesday vote on Ratcliffe nomination for spy chief
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a vote for next Tuesday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe to the post of Director...
May 15, 2020
Billionaire Bloomberg considers massive spend in support of Biden: CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is considering a major spending blitz to back Joe Biden's White House bid, CNBC reported on Friday. The former New Yor...
May 15, 2020
House Republican backs use of tax incentives to pull companies to U.S. from China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee said on Friday it would be "pretty smart" to put in place tax incentives that encourage companies to move pr...
May 15, 2020
Biden campaign sees larger ‘battleground’ in race against Trump
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for grabs in November's election, with President Donald Trump's ...
May 15, 2020
