Trump's attack on Nordstrom was his first tweet criticizing a business tied to his family since his election victory: http://reut.rs/2lrLzVq

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in an overnight phone call on joint action against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of Raqqa and al-Bab, both held by the militants, Turkish presidency sources said on Wednesday.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily briefing after the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Watch on #FacebookLive.

WATCH: A Russian court has found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty of embezzlement, likely blocking his bid to run for the presidency. http://reut.rs/2kTEQWu via Reuters TV

The Senate debates the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general of the United States. Watch on #FacebookLive.

President Trump stepped up his criticism of the U.S. judiciary, saying courts seem to be "so political," a day after his travel ban came under close scrutiny: http://reut.rs/2kIanZp

“Some of us thought those kinds of political godfathers went away in the ‘30s and ‘40s. Obviously not in Illinois,” former Metra chief executive Alex Clifford said on Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. Read our Special Report: http://reut.rs/2lqP12w

President Trump today criticized Nordstrom for what he said was its unfair treatment of his daughter Ivanka after its decision to not purchase her clothing line for this upcoming season: http://reut.rs/2kOFpkB

"The talk until now has been of hundreds of deaths. This is probably an underestimation - we could be looking at thousands," said one of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity: http://reut.rs/2kOsv6a

Summer Zervos is employing a rare legal tactic used by several women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault: using Trump's denials of her accusations as the basis for a defamation claim: http://reut.rs/2kHYhj1

Global miner Rio Tinto is putting its focus on returning cash to shareholders' pockets as iron ore booms. Data Dive breaks down the numbers: http://reut.rs/2kmFhFr

BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink on Wednesday said the U.S. economy is in the midst of a slowdown and financial markets could see a significant setback, because of uncertainty over global trade and the Trump administration's plan to cut taxes.

A profile of the man who presided over America’s worst state fiscal crisis, from Special Reports: http://reut.rs/2kmyhbH

From Trump taking aim at a conflict-minerals rule, to Italians falling out of love with the euro. Catch up on all the global headlines in Reuters Select: http://reut.rs/2kmx3NC