Roberta Rampton
Recent Stories By Roberta Rampton:
-
Explainer: What will be in Trump's first State of the Union speech?January 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, an hour-long speech to Congress and the nation with the theme: "Building a safe,...
-
Republican Senator Cotton praises Trump immigration planJanuary 26, 2018
“The president’s framework is generous and humane, while also being responsible," Cotton said in a statement after the White House released a plan that includes a pathway to citizenship for up to 1.8...
-
Trump rolls out plan for path to citizenship for 1.8 million 'Dreamers'January 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million "Dreamers," young immigrants brought illegally to the...
-
Trump says he is willing to testify under oath in U.S.-Russia probeJanuary 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to be interviewed under oath by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russian...
-
Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall, offers 'Dreamer' citizenshipJanuary 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday previewed his outline for an immigration bill that he will promote next week, saying he wants $25 billion to build a border wall and is open...
-
U.S. Democrats draft own 'memo' in partisan spat over Trump-Russia probeJanuary 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Democrats have drafted their own "memo" about the investigation of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, after calls for the release of a...
-
Exclusive: Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects 'horrible' bipartisan planJanuary 18, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday aligned himself solidly with conservative Republicans on immigration, criticizing a proposed bipartisan deal as "horrible" on U.S. border...
-
Key quotes from Reuters interview with TrumpJanuary 18, 2018
ON NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN"Well, I'd sit down but I'm not sure that sitting down will solve the problem."I'm not sure that talks will lead to anything meaningful. They've talked for 25 years and...
-
Exclusive: Trump says Russia helping North Korea skirt sanctions; Pyongyang getting close on missileJanuary 17, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea evade international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting "closer every day" to being able to...
-
Cognitive test given to Trump is a 10-minute routine screeningJanuary 17, 2018
(Reuters) - The cognitive test on which U.S. President Donald Trump received a perfect score is considered a good screening tool for mental decline in an otherwise healthy person, medical experts...
-
Trump is fit for duty, but should hit the gym: White House doctorJanuary 17, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump passed a test for signs of dementia and is in overall excellent health, but needs to shed weight by cutting calories, fats and carbohydrates and...
-
White House, Congress prepare for talks on spending, immigrationDecember 29, 2017
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it was set to kick off talks next week with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on immigration policy,...