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Trump rolls back parts of what he calls 'terrible' Obama Cuba policy

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on U.S. business dealings with the Caribbean island’s military, saying he was canceling former President Barack Obama's "terrible and misguided deal" with Havana.
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Publish Date: 17/June/2017 | 05:13

Trump Could Force Out Rosenstein, Fail to Stop Russia Probe

EghtesadOnline: If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein or prods him into recusing himself from the Russia meddling investigation he oversees, the president risks creating chaos at the Justice Department while failing to stop the inquiry.
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Publish Date: 17/June/2017 | 04:16

Pence hires his own lawyer for Russia probes

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties between the election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, his office said on Thursday.
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Publish Date: 16/June/2017 | 07:26

U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia, and to force President Donald Trump to get Congress' approval before easing any existing sanctions on Russia.
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Publish Date: 15/June/2017 | 22:35

Qatar says fighter jets deal shows deep U.S. support

EghtesadOnline: A $12 billion deal to buy U.S. F-15 fighter jets shows Qatar has deep-rooted support from Washington, a Qatari official said on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump's repeated accusations that Doha supports terrorism.
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Publish Date: 15/June/2017 | 22:25

Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: draft memo

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Friday will tighten rules on Americans traveling to Cuba and significantly restrict U.S. companies from doing business with Cuban enterprises controlled by the military, according to U.S. officials who have seen a draft presidential memorandum.
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Publish Date: 15/June/2017 | 22:17

Mueller's Expanding Probe Raises Stakes for Trump Presidency

EghtesadOnline: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s move to investigate whether Donald Trump sought to get the FBI to back off from a probe of his former national security adviser has angered the president and raised the stakes in the inquiry of Russian meddling in the U.S. election.
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Publish Date: 15/June/2017 | 22:07

Senate Votes to Limit Trump's Power to Lift Russia Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted to increase sanctions on Russia, and give Congress the power to review any attempt by President Donald Trump to unilaterally lift them, a rebuke of the president’s suggestions that the U.S. improve relations with the country.
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Publish Date: 15/June/2017 | 21:41
Bloomberg's Economic Surprise Index has now retreated below zero for the first time this year

Temperature of U.S. Economy Running Cooler Than Forecast

EghtesadOnline: While President Donald Trump is looking for some "very good numbers" on U.S. growth shortly, the economic data of late have fallen short of economists' forecasts.
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Publish Date: 15/June/2017 | 21:53

Tillerson signals tough Trump administration stance on Cuba

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday a policy of engagement with Cuba has financially benefited the island's government in violation of U.S. law, further fueling expectations that President Donald Trump this week will roll back parts of former President Barack Obama’s opening to Havana.
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Publish Date: 14/June/2017 | 08:39

Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known

EghtesadOnline: Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported.
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Publish Date: 14/June/2017 | 06:46

At Trump's Cabinet meeting, flattery is flavor of the day

EghtesadOnline: They came to praise President Donald Trump, not focus on the controversies engulfing him. One by one, Trump's Cabinet members assembled around the table spoke effusively about the president as he sat beaming, soaking it all in at the first formal gathering of his most senior officials at the White House on Monday.
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Publish Date: 13/June/2017 | 04:59

Trump Travel Ban Loses Again as Supreme Court Showdown Looms

EghtesadOnline: A second federal appeals court upheld the block on President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take up the administration’s request to reinstate it.
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Publish Date: 13/June/2017 | 04:43

Trump Slams ‘Cowardly’ Comey as Sessions Offers to Testify

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump called James Comey “cowardly,” days after the fired FBI director’s testimony to a Senate committee and as Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to speak to the same panel to answer questions about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Publish Date: 12/June/2017 | 04:20

Merkel Says Immigration Better Solved by Opportunity, Not Walls

EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a shot at President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, telling an audience in Mexico that a physical barrier won’t resolve any country’s immigration issues.
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Publish Date: 11/June/2017 | 04:28

Trump Says He'd Testify That Comey Lied About Loyalty Demand

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said fired FBI Director James Comey lied in his Senate testimony and that he would be willing to testify under oath that he didn’t demand a pledge of personal loyalty from Comey.
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Publish Date: 10/June/2017 | 07:14
Energy companies don’t want to see a reordering of the world’s power structure.

Energy Shares Will Benefit If Paris Accord Followed

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, saying that America bears too much of the burden and that he will seek better terms.
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Publish Date: 10/June/2017 | 07:17