WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn said in an interview published on Friday that the administration needs to be more unequivocal in condemning hate groups, but added he was “reluctant” to quit over its response to a recent protest. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2xyBlHT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump took Republican Senator Bob Corker to task on Twitter on Friday, apparently responding to the Foreign Relations Committee chair’s comment that Trump did not understand the nation’s character and had not demonstrated competence. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2xyrMbW

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will begin a major push next week to convince the public of the need for tax reform, shifting his focus to fiscal policy in a bid to win a big legislative victory by the end of the year, The Financial Times reported on Friday. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2vuLkge

CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi late on Thursday and said he was keen on developing the relationship between their countries, and overcoming any obstacles that might affect it, Sisi’s office said. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2vb5BMk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Thursday that a legislative “mess” could have been avoided if Republican congressional leaders had followed his advice to tie debt ceiling legislation to a veterans affairs bill. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2itMIOJ

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very committed” to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of talks on Thursday. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2wAEwTb

(Reuters) – A U.S. court on Wednesday threw out a voter identification law that was supported by the Trump administration. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2w4XCxF

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell remain united on many priorities and will hold previously scheduled meetings after the August recess to discuss the issues with members of the congressional leadership and the Cabinet, the White House said on Wednesday. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2vpCIHJ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that he and his team were in “regular contact” with President Donald Trump to discuss “shared goals” such as infrastructure and taxes. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2vgBFKR

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is embroiled in a corruption scandal at home, on Sept. 12 at the White House, two senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2wyuiCW