Senate votes to advance Trump’s pick for SEC commissioner
The U.S. Senate voted 85 to 14 on Wednesday to confirm Elad Roisman, President Donald Trump’s pick as commissioner to fill the vacant Republican seat atop Wall Street’s securities regulator.
U.S. court says no time to redraw North Carolina maps before election
A U.S. court panel has ruled there is not enough time to recast North Carolina’s congressional maps ahead of the November elections even though it found the Republican-constructed lines were illegally drawn for partisan purposes.
Amazon’s Bezos gives $10 million to bipartisan campaign fund
Amazon.com Inc founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has entered the American political arena with a $10 million contribution to a nonpartisan campaign fund dedicated to electing military veterans to Congress, the fund said on Wednesday.
Facebook, Twitter fall as they face U.S. Congress
Shares of Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc fell on Wednesday as their top executives testified before the U.S. Congress, defending the companies against what lawmakers see as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence U.S. politics.
Facebook, Twitter on defense in U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
Top executives from Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc defended their companies in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday over what lawmakers see as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence U.S. politics.
Trump targets Nike as Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Nike Inc for its new advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback who sparked controversy by kneeling in protest during the national anthem.
U.S. House to vote in September on tax cuts, funding government: Ryan
A government shutdown for lack of funds will be avoided in coming weeks and the U.S. House of Representatives will vote in September on another round of tax cuts, Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday.
Congress should act on foreign interference in elections: U.S. senator
U.S. Senator Mark Warner told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday that Congress will need to act to stop foreign bad actors who use social media like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc to interfere in U.S. elections.
Trump backs off government shutdown threat ahead of elections: report
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was unlikely to shut down the federal government ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections over funding the construction of a southern border wall as part of his controversial immigration plan, according to a report publ…
Trump slams Nike as Kaerpernick ads spark some boycotts
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Nike Inc following the debut of its advertising campaign with Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback who sparked a national controversy by kneeling during the national anthem.
