A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump is unlikely to be held in coming weeks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. But it may happen in coming months. Peskov pointed out in an interview with BBC that the US president was focusing on ...
The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Marine general James Mattis as defense secretary for President Donald Trump. Mattis’s confirmation, the first action taken by senators after Trump was sworn in, passed by a 98-1 majority. Lawmakers had first passed a special waiver allowing Mattis, who retired ...