U.S. tax chief nominee pledges independence despite ‘Trump’ hotel interest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Internal Revenue Service promised independent leadership of the U.S. tax-collecting agency on Thursday, but drew a senator’s criticism for not disclosing business ties to a Trump-brand…
California legislature moves to protect Big Soda from local taxes
(Reuters) – Big Soda scored a major victory on Thursday as California lawmakers voted in favor of a budget bill that included language pre-empting sugar taxes in a key U.S. market, where a handful of municipalities have approved such levies.
Conservative lawyers steer Trump on U.S. Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will be advised by a small group of deeply conservative lawyers, some inside the White House and at least one from outside, on choosing a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy…
Trump considering who will be next White House chief of staff: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With John Kelly’s tenure as White House chief of staff possibly winding down, President Donald Trump has been consulting with some of his advisers on who should succeed Kelly in that post, a source familiar with the situation sai…
Protesters occupy U.S. Senate building, decry Trump immigration stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several hundred activists occupied a U.S. Senate office building on Thursday, filling it with chants decrying U.S. President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” stance on illegal immigration before lining up to be arrested for refusi…
Mueller subpoenas another associate of Trump adviser Roger Stone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued a grand jury subpoena to another associate of longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, a lawyer for Andrew Miller, the subject of the subpoena, said on Thursday.
House Republicans shout down No. 2 Justice official in tense hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republican allies of President Donald Trump shouted and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday, alleging he was improperly withholding documents related to the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 c…
Women march through Washington against Trump’s immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several hundred activists gathered for an act of “mass civil disobedience” in the U.S. capital on Thursday ahead of weekend protests across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration policy.
U.S. lawmaker holds back support for munitions sale to Gulf allies due to Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Senate Democrat said on Thursday he cannot support for now a Trump administration plan to sell high-tech munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over concerns about the war in Yemen, a decision that coul…
U.S. lawmaker holds back support for munitions sale to Gulf allies due to Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Senate Democrat said on Thursday he cannot support for now a Trump administration plan to sell high-tech munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over concerns about the war in Yemen, a decision that coul…
