U.S. judge bars Kentucky from requiring Medicaid recipients to work
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked Kentucky from implementing work requirements in its Medicaid program, potentially dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to scale back the 50-year-old health insurance pr…
Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month.
Trump says he is not seeking new chief of staff, but ‘things happen’
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is not looking for a new chief of staff to replace John Kelly but at some point, “things happen.”
U.S. judge overturns approval of Kentucky Medicaid work provisions
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked Kentucky from implementing work requirements in its Medicaid program, potentially dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to retool the 50-year-old health insurance progra…
Trump moving fast on U.S. Supreme Court, nominee seen by July 10
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce his nominee for a coming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 and that he has identified five finalists, including two women.
Trump says expects another tax overhaul ‘probably in October’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects a second tax overhaul to be unveiled in October or a bit earlier, and he is considering cutting the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from 21 percent.
Trump says probably won’t ask Supreme Court nominee about abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said he probably will not ask the person he nominates for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court how they would vote on the 1973 Roe v. Wade landmark abortion ruling.
U.S. unveils ‘streamlined’ tax form to warnings from Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sticking to a pledge that Americans will be able to file tax returns on a postcard under President Donald Trump’s tax code overhaul, the U.S. Treasury Department released a new Form 1040 for individuals on Friday, but met swift D…
After a year and a half, Trump fills key South Korea post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After nearly a year and a half in office, the Trump administration has succeeded in filling one of the most important U.S. diplomatic posts, with the Senate unanimously approving former Pacific commander Harry Harris as the next …
Republicans might need an even stronger U.S. economy to hold onto House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Every two years, a small league of political scientists and economists fire up computer models they’ve developed to predict who will win the U.S. congressional elections in November.
