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House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

U.S. withdrawal from Syria does not jeopardize efforts to counter Iran, Pompeo says

MMAN (Reuters) – The U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Syria will not jeopardize Washington’s efforts to counter threats in (More…)

Citing ‘crisis,’ Trump to seek border wall support in televised address

By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a wall (More…)

Afghan Taliban call off peace talks with U.S. over ‘agenda differences’

By Jibran Ahmad

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they had called off peace talks with (More…)

Forest fire insurance costs soar

MUNICH (Reuters) – Forest fires are becoming increasingly likely because of climate change and cost insurers more than ever, with (More…)

Trump to travel to U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to visit the U.S. southern border on Thursday, leaving Washington for the first (More…)

U.S. initiative warns firms of hacking by China, other countries

By Jonathan Landay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday launched a drive to push U.S. firms to better (More…)

U.S. and North Korean officials met in Hanoi to discuss second Trump-Kim summit: South Korean newspaper

SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. State Department officials recently met multiple times with North Korean counterparts in Hanoi and discussed planning (More…)

U.S. high court’s Ginsburg misses arguments after cancer surgery

By Andrew Chung

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday missed oral arguments for the first time since (More…)

China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with U.S. resume

By Michael Martina

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has the “good faith” to work with the United States to resolve trade (More…)

Trump holds firm on border wall, offers steel option as compromise

By Jeff Mason and Ginger Gibson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday not to bend in (More…)