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Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government - funded public health insurance option in a health care overhaul bill.
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European Leaders are scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday.
Europe's de facto leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, had told the Bundestag before meeting with Putin Thursday and Friday that she wanted Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine, allow independent monitoring of the Russia - Ukraine border, and support free regional elections in the disputed provinces of eastern Ukraine under Ukrainian law.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that CIA Director Mike Pompeo was not supposed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
AUSTIN, Texas — President Trump's announcement Thursday evening that he will be meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been dominating the headlines for most of Friday, but at least one U.S. leader isn't impressed.
March 9 (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.
Japan has sounded out the North Korean government about a bilateral summit, and Pyongyang has discussed the possibility of a leaders» meeting with Japan, Japan's Asahi newspaper said on Thursday.
Trump agreed to the possibility of a historic meeting between himself and the North Korean leader late on Thursday after South Korean envoy Chung Eui - yong told him Kim was «frank and sincere» about negotiating on his country's nuclear arsenal.
Brexit Secretary David Davis held negotiations in Brussels on Monday, which will be followed by a Brussels summit on Thursday and Friday where Prime Minister Theresa May will meet — but not negotiate with — fellow European Union leaders.
He will hold an emergency cabinet meeting and meet other party leaders on Thursday to discuss next steps.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met North Korea's leader Kim Jong - un in Pyongyang on Thursday amid strengthening bilateral ties, and a Chinese expert said that bilateral ties are positive as North Korea will rely on China more than the US in its future foreign relations.
In the lead - up to his dinner at the White House planned for Thursday night, Chinese premier Xi Jinping met with the people who really run things: Leaders of the world's biggest tech companies.
Confirmed just last month, he made a trip to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a previously unannounced meeting with the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
New details of the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong - un and Mike Pompeo, newly confirmed secretary of state, came out in a Thursday morning Fox and Friends live phone interview with President Donald Trump.
Mr. Duterte will be accorded a full state visit, and is scheduled to meet with the Chinese leader, President Xi Jinping, on Thursday at the Great Hall of the People.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras needs to shore up support at home for his plan, while euro - area finance ministers meet Wednesday to prepare the ground for a second, scheduled summit of European Union leaders Thursday.
President Donald Trump's Thursday announcement that he had agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came as a shock to many.
On Thursday, leaders in the European Union will be meeting in Brussels.
It seemed Cohn hadn't given up quite yet, and in fact he was planning to make a desperate final attempt to change Trump's mind by bringing leaders of industries that would be hurt by the tariffs to meet with the president at the White House on Thursday.
White House economic adviser Gary Cohn is making a desperate final attempt to change Trump's mind on imposing the tariffs by bringing leaders of industries that will be hurt by the tariffs to meet with the president at the White House on Thursday.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked the European Council President, Donald Tusk, on Tuesday to organize a special meeting with top European leaders on the sidelines of the regular EU summit scheduled on Thursday, governmental sources told Efe.
Papandreou is scheduled to explain his stance when he meets with leaders of the Group of 20 nations at a summit in France on Thursday and Friday.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rare visit to Pyongyang, China's foreign ministry said Thursday on its official social media account.
House Speaker John Boehner (R - Ohio) has invited the Dalai Lama to the Capitol on Thursday to meet with congressional leaders, his office announced Wednesday.
A meeting between prominent church leaders will be taking place on Thursday night to address what the Church can do to help combat knife crime.
A meeting between prominent church leaders will be taking place on Thursday night to address what the... More
Pope Francis met with leaders of the World Methodist Council on Thursday to celebrate fifty years of... More
Pope Francis met with leaders of the World Methodist Council on Thursday to celebrate fifty years of dialogue between the two Churches.
League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande will be in action on Thursday evening when Luiz Felipe Scolari's team take on Liaoning Whowin with second - placed Shanghai SIPG travelling to meet Manuel Pellegrini's Hebei CFFC.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after it was revealed he met with the Russian ambassador during Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Collins made the suggestion as the Trump team prepares for a much anticipated meeting with GOP congressional leaders Thursday in Washington.
Prominent leaders of the southern and Middle Belt parts of Nigeria on Thursday met with leadership of the Senate.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meet with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office on Thursday.
Buffalo Public School leaders meet with the Common Council Thursday to talk about their proposed school budget for next year.
Rice was not at the Thursday meeting, which included several members of the House delegation as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
The extent of insults aimed at Miliband, emanating from No 10 on a matter as sensitive as response to the use of chemical weapons, suggests the prime minister has personally authorised a concerted counter-attack on the Labour leader as he seeks to divert blame before the new parliamentary term, which begins on Monday, and before a meeting of G20 leaders, including President Barack Obama, in Russia on Thursday.
Speaking after a meeting with the leaders of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia on Thursday, he said the Cap and the British rebate were still «inextricably linked» but admitted that «at this stage it looks very hard to achieve» reform of both.
Speaking exclusively to Ultimate News» Eliasu Tanko, leader of the youth, Zakaria Karim said after the late night meeting that it has been agreed to drive out all workers from the facility at 8 am Thursday morning and close it down until the president heed to their request.
The top leaders in the Senate and Assembly met with Cuomo in his office on Thursday afternoon for about 40 minutes.
(CNN)- Fresh off the plane from a whirlwind four days of meetings in Europe, Secretary of State John Kerry stopped by a progressive policy forum in Washington on Thursday to chide U.S. leaders for allowing the government to shut down.
A group of prominent tech leaders on Thursday said that a Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress US ends aid for northwest Syria: report FBI informant met with three Trump campaign advisers: report MORE presidency would be bad for innovation in America.
A deal on the 2014 - 15 state budget is expected at some point this afternoon, legislative leaders said after meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday morning.
As protesters raged, chanted and got arrested outside of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office, the three legislative leaders met twice with the governor on Thursday in an attempt to hash out a budget deal.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, on Thursday, 4th January, 2018, met with leaders of the various political parties in the country to seek their views on some governance - enhancing measures his administration intends to take.
He would make an open declaration in July, the Director - General of the Segun Oni Campaign, Dr. Ife Arowosoge, said on Thursday at the maiden meeting of APC leaders and members from all the 16 Local Government areas working for the 2018 aspiration of the former governor.
Thursday's meeting included author Toni Morrison, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and other progressive leaders such as Van Jones.
Party leaders met in Brooklyn Thursday.
Vocal New York has so far focused on Cuomo, but they are planning a town hall meeting Thursday in the Bronx and have invited two of the legislative leaders who represent portions of the Bronx, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate co-leader Jeff Klein.
Republican executive leaders have been called to a meeting Thursday, and told they should attend.