San Diego County joins Trump challenge to California ‘sanctuary’ law
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego County leaders voted on Tuesday to join the Trump administration’s court challenge to a California law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, amid a conservative backlash to the so-called sanctuary mo…
As Republicans push for second tax vote in Congress, Democrats say ‘Let’s see’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress are moving forward with a plan to vote before the 2018 midterm elections on a bill to make permanent the temporary individual tax cuts in their recent tax overhaul.
Missouri governor may have committed felony related to fund-raising: state AG
(Reuters) – Missouri’s attorney general said on Tuesday his office has uncovered evidence of criminal electronic theft by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, a fellow Republican already charged with invasion of privacy stemming from an unrelated sex scand…
Senator McConnell warns against paring back spending law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell warned on Tuesday against trying to rescind some spending from a $1.3 trillion appropriations bill passed into law in March, an idea that has been promoted by House of Representatives R…
Trump says U.S. having direct talks with North Korea about summit
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday that the United States is having direct talks at “extremely high levels” with Pyongyang to try to set up a summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
U.S. official warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of European data privacy law
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen warned on Tuesday that a European data privacy law taking effect next month may have “unintended consequences” that harm the United States’ ability to protect its…
Bipartisan group of lawmakers pushes DACA immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pressure grew in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to debate legislation protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation, in a challenge to President Donald Trump, who has declared as “dead” an existing progr…
Trump energy aide Catanzaro returns to lobbying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s top aide on domestic energy issues, including biofuels quotas and scrapping Obama-era rules on car and power plant emissions, is stepping down to return to the lobbying practice he left last year, a White…
Senate votes 50-47 to debate undoing consumer bureau’s auto-loan guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday in favor of debating whether to undo the consumer watchdog’s March 2013 guidance restricting how car dealers extend auto loans to consumers.
Fox News pledges full support of TV host Hannity
(Reuters) – Fox News said on Tuesday it was putting its “full support” behind television host Sean Hannity after it was revealed that he had an “informal relationship” with U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen.
