U.S. commitment to Taiwan security 'rock-solid,' says ex-Speaker Paul Ryan
The United States commitment to Taiwan's security remains "rock-solid," a former top-ranking U.S. official said Monday, as the two sides commemorated the 40th anniversary of legislation guaranteeing U.S. support for the island. The laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1979 required Washington to provide ...
Trump contends U.S. Constitution does not cover birthright citizenship, despite 14th Amendment
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to citizenship to everyone born in the country, an assertion that runs counter to the long-established legal interpretation of the document. "So-called Birthright Citizenship, which costs our Country billions of dollars ...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday disputed Puerto Rico's official death toll of 3,000 from hurricanes last year and accused Democrats of inflating the figure, which actually came from an independent academic study. Trump bristled at criticism of his administration's handling of the Puerto Rico ...
Putin won't be invited to address U.S. Congress despite Trump invite: Paul Ryan
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to address the U.S. Congress if he accepts President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington, a senior Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday, calling that a privilege reserved for allies. The comments by House of Representatives Speaker Paul ...
U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies. At a joint news conference ...
Damage control: Trump tries to calm political storm over Putin summit, claims he only misspoke
U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday. Trump stunned the world by ...
Amid Harley-Davidson feud, Trump brags about economy at future FoxConn factory site
U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted his economic policies Thursday at the groundbreaking for a massive $10 billion FoxConn factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to Wisconsin, a state he barely carried in the 2016 presidential election. At the same time, Trump kept ...
House Republicans are considering their next steps on two immigration bills after party leaders persuaded moderates to drop their renegade effort to force votes on legislation that would have protected young "Dreamer" immigrants with a path to citizenship. The deal will instead allow two votes ...
House Speaker Paul Ryan's abrupt move to retire leaves gaping void in GOP as midterms near
House Speaker Paul Ryan abruptly announced Wednesday he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress as the steady if reluctant wingman for President Donald Trump, sending new ripples of uncertainty through a Washington already on edge and a Republican Party bracing for ...
Democrat's strong showing in Pennsylvania Trump-country poll is a wake-up call for GOP
The message to Republicans from the Pennsylvania special election was simple: Almost no one is safe. Rattled Republicans were hit with a day-after reality check Wednesday after the startlingly strong performance of a fresh-faced Democrat deep in Trump country. House Speaker Paul Ryan privately warned his ...
Trump firm as U.S. House speaker and other GOP allies urge him not to pursue tariffs or trade war
In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war. Trump retorted: "We're not backing down." The ...
GOP-led Congress to focus on gun-buyer background checks after Florida school massacre
Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they were focused on improving background checks for potential gun buyers, less than two weeks after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school by a teen with an AR-15 assault-style rifle. The second-deadliest shooting ...
