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Republican backlash intensifies over Trump spy chief pick

Two of Trump’s Cabinet members distanced themselves from his pick of loyalist Bill Pulte.

Trump administration drops $2.3 billion ‘weaponisation’ fund after Republican backlash

An agreement with Trump to bar future audits of his or his family’s past tax records will remain in place.

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund after Republican backlash

WASHINGTON, June 2 - The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion \"weaponization\" fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators.

UK police under pressure after dying student was handcuffed

LONDON, June 2 - British police faced a backlash on Tuesday over the case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack.

Backlash over fund tests Blanche's bid for US attorney general

WASHINGTON, May 29 - Todd Blanche has moved quickly as acting U.S. attorney general to please the man whose face now adorns the exterior of the Justice Department’s Washington headquarters: President Donald Trump.

Trump's room to maneuver narrows as US, Iran close in on framework deal

WASHINGTON, May 28 - President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get U.S. gasoline prices down but at the same time faces a potential backlash from Iran hawks in his own party over any concessions to Tehran.

Royal Caribbean scraps Mexico water park after environmental backlash

MEXICO CITY, May 27 - Cruise company Royal Caribbean has abandoned its plan to build a large water park on Mexico's southern Caribbean coast after authorities denied environmental permits for the project, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.

Starbucks sees sharp drop in Korean sales after 'Tank Day' marketing backlash