U.S. House passes bill to tighten investment rules amid China worries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at tightening foreign investment rules, spurred by bipartisan concerns about Chinese bids to acquire high-end U.S. technology and sensitive information about Americ…
Senators seek Trump backing for prison sentencing reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to back a bill that would reduce prison sentences for non-violent offenders, despite staunch opposition by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
States sue Trump administration over separation of immigrant families
(Reuters) – The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by 17 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, which are seeking to stop what they called its “cruel and unlawful” policy of forcibly separating immigrant families who enter the country from Mex…
U.S. Congress divided on immigration crisis, Trump seeks wall funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress, riddled by infighting, looked unlikely to act decisively this week on the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, providing few answers on what comes next for separated parents and c…
Control of U.S. Congress in play in votes in seven states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bitter New York matchup between a convicted felon seeking to reclaim his congressional seat from a former prosecutor is among dozens of races in seven U.S. states on Tuesday, as voters pick candidates for November elections to de…
Senators seek Trump buy-in for prison sentencing reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump to back a bill that would reduce prison sentences for non-violent offenders, despite staunch opposition by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Senate leader wants unanimous vote to stop immigrant family separations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he would like to see the Senate unanimously pass legislation to prevent family separations of immigrants at the U.S. border.
Top court decision on U.S. travel ban proves Trump ‘got it right’: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court decision to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban on citizens from certain majority-Muslim countries indicated it “finally got it right,” the Senate Republican leader said on Tuesday.
Trump’s EPA ignored Energy Department calls to limit biofuel waivers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has consistently ignored recommendations from the Department of Energy to reject or limit waivers to oil refiners seeking exemptions from nation’s biofuels law, according t…
Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy
(Reuters) – Students at the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday sued the Indiana school and the Trump administration over a move this year to drop coverage for some forms of birth control from the university’s health insurance plan, citing religious ob…
