Shanahan pulls out of Pentagon job as reports emerge of family violence
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan abandoned his quest for the top Pentagon job on Tuesday as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family, plunging...
Trump set to launch re-election campaign in battleground state of Florida
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launches what may be an uphill battle to persuade voters to give him four more years in office, as...
With Esper, Pentagon inherits an army veteran long focused on China
In the opinion of Army Secretary Mark Esper, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. military, Washington was late to recognize that America will...
Ex-Trump aide Hicks to testify behind closed doors to U.S. House investigators
Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday the first member of his inner circle to...
Puerto Rico board asks court for more time on members’ appointments
Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to extend a July 15 deadline for its members to be...
U.S. lawmaker calls for Facebook to pause cryptocurrency project
A leading U.S. House lawmaker on Tuesday called on Facebook Inc to halt development on its new cryptocurrency and for company executives to testify before...
U.S. lawmakers joins global chorus of concern over Facebook’s cryptocurrency
Both Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers joined policymakers across the globe who are concerned what Facebook Inc’s decision to launch its own cryptocurrency could mean...
Trump says immigration roundup will start next week
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday an immigration roundup will start next week, but did not give details about his latest planned action against...
Trump creates doubt over use of U.S. force to protect Gulf oil
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to take military action to stop Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb but left open whether he...
U.S. Justice Dept. keeps Manafort in federal custody, citing health, personal safety
Convicted felon Paul Manafort will remain in federal custody, a U.S. Justice Department official said on Tuesday, citing concerns about the “health and personal safety”...
