Tag: Donald Trump

Former Trump adviser Flynn offers testimony for immunity: report

by Margaret Donaldson Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Ousted United States national security adviser Michael Flynn has “a story to tell,” his lawyer said Thursday amid reports that in exchange for immunity, Flynn has offered to testify about potential ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. Flynn proposed his deal to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the House and Senate intelligence committees, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday night. Flynn, […]

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China says it has no policy to devalue currency as Xi prepares to meet Trump

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China does not have any policy to devalue its currency to promote exports, Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said on Friday (March 31), ahead of President Xi Jinping’s first meeting with United States President Donald Trump amid tensions over trade. In a briefing, Zheng said China does not seek a trade surplus with the US and that it was willing to work to promote more balanced trade, although he said Washington should […]

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Putin says climate change not manmade

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday said climate change was not caused by human activity, as the White House announced that United States President Donald Trump would decide by May on continued US participation in the landmark Paris Agreement limiting global carbon emissions. One day after visiting the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic, Putin claimed that icebergs had been melting for decades and suggested that global warming was not […]

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Trump predicts ‘very difficult’ China summit

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be “very difficult” Thursday, laying out an adversarial tone ahead of a high-profile summit. “The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one,” Trump tweeted, in apparent reference to the Mar-a-Lago meeting “We can no longer have massive trade deficits… and job losses. American companies must be prepared to look at other […]

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Asia markets slip but oil jump helps energy firms

by Danny McCord Agence France-Presse Asian markets turned negative Thursday following two days of gains, but energy firms were lifted by an oil rally while the pound held up after Britain formally triggered talks to leave the European Union. Trading floors turned red at the start of the week as Donald Trump’s failure to push through his healthcare reform fuelled worries about the prospects for his economy-boosting agenda. Regional traders had regained some confidence since […]

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Ivanka Trump becomes unpaid White House employee

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (Reuters) — Ivanka Trump said on Wednesday (March 29) she would work in the White House in an unpaid, informal advisory role to the president as she sought to allay ethics concerns about working there. “I have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president in my personal capacity while voluntarily complying with all ethics rules and I will instead serve as an unpaid employee in the White House […]

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Exxon Mobil urges Trump to stay in Paris climate accord

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Energy giant Exxon Mobil has asked the Donald Trump administration not to scrap United States participation in the landmark Paris climate agreement, running counter to White House moves on carbon emissions. The news came as Trump on Tuesday unveiled a new executive order that could roll back some of the previous Democratic administration’s policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. In a March 22 letter to Trump energy […]

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Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures

by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump declared the end of a “war on coal” Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets and a major global climate accord. Following through on an election promise, Trump signed an order to review some of his predecessor Barack Obama’s climate legacy, declaring an end to “job-killing regulations.” In a maiden trip to the Environmental Protection Agency, […]

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Trump taps son-in-law to head bureaucacy overhaul: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump has tapped son-in-law Jared Kushner to lead a new White House office that aims to apply ideas from the business world to help streamline the government, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The White House Office of Innovation is to be unveiled Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises like reforming care for veterans and fighting opioid addiction, the Post […]

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Hollande seeks to boost ties with Asia in face of “isolationism”

  SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for efforts to intensify the relationship between Europe and Asia in the face of resurgent “isolationism.” He was speaking in Singapore, the first stage of the last international tour of his five-year term which will also take him to Malaysia and Indonesia. “I appeal for us to intensify our exchanges, our trade, political and cultural agreements,” he said. “This is all the more necessary […]

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Trump ultimatum: Pass health bill Friday or Obamacare stays

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump warned Republicans that he is done negotiating and wants a vote Friday on replacing Obamacare, warning that if the effort fails, his predecessor’s health care reforms will stand, lawmakers in an emergency meeting said. In a high-stakes closed-door huddle with Republican lawmakers late Thursday, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney essentially issued an ultimatum from Trump after House Republican leaders postponed the […]

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US health care vote postponed in blow to Trump

by Andrew Beatty and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s bid to repeal his predecessor’s signature health care law suffered a bitter blow Thursday, as opposition from within his Republican Party forced the delay of a crucial vote in Congress. “No vote tonight,” a House leadership source told AFP, signaling a stunning political setback for Trump — who prides himself on his dealmaking skills — to win […]

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