Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Silver found guilty in second corruption trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty of corruption charges on Friday by a jury in Manhattan federal court after an appeals court threw out an earlier conviction.
Trump, May condemn Iran rocket attacks on Israel: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May and the two leaders condemned Iran’s rocket attacks on Israel from Syria, the White House said in a statement.
U.S. credit reporting industry lawyer may head FTC bureau: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer watchdogs expressed concern on Friday that a lawyer who represented credit reporting companies over a massive data breach at Equifax is being considered to head the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Prot…
Trump biofuel policy overhaul to include fewer refinery waivers: source
(Reuters) – The Trump administration will scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries and count ethanol exports toward federal biofuels usage quotas as part of a broad overhaul of the nation’s renewable fuel policy, a source briefed on …
Trump blasts drugmakers, middlemen for high U.S. drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blasted drugmakers and healthcare “middlemen” for making prescription drugs unaffordable for Americans, but healthcare stocks rose as experts said the administration avoided taking aggressive…
NRA sues New York governor, regulator for ‘blacklisting campaign’
(Reuters) – The National Rifle Association on Friday sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s financial regulator for engaging in what it said was a “blacklisting campaign” aimed at swaying banks and insurers to stop doing business with the …
Trump to propose sweeping changes to U.S. biofuel policy: source
(Reuters) – The Trump administration will propose sweeping changes to the nation’s biofuel policy, including expanding it to exports and cutting the number of waivers for small refineries, a source briefed on the plans told Reuters.
Trump to soon propose sweeping changes to biofuel laws: source
(Reuters) – The Trump administration will soon propose sweeping changes to the nation’s biofuel laws that include expanding the program to ethanol exports and reducing the number of exemptions for the nation’s small refineries, a source briefed on the …
Ex-CIA contractor pleads guilty to retaining classified information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former contractor for the U.S. CIA pleaded guilty on Friday for removing and retaining classified information from his government office and later lying about it to federal investigators, the Justice Department said.
Trump says he still has confidence in EPA chief Pruitt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that embattled Environmental Protection Agency Director Scott Pruitt still has his confidence.
