White House seeks to speed reviews of major infrastructure projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration announced on Monday a new effort to speed environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects, a White House official said.
Judge denies Trump’s ex-campaign manager Manafort’s bid to loosen bail terms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday denied President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort’s latest request to loosen the terms of his bail conditions, saying some of the assets he offered to post as collateral are too tied …
Oklahoma teachers strike enters second week with rally at Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers carried their strike into a second week on Monday, with educators gathering at the state capitol after a $44 million tax and revenue package passed last week fell short of their demands to boost school…
Zuckerberg to meet with U.S. lawmakers today: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some U.S. lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to appear at Congressional hearings over a political consultancy’s use of customer data, two congr…
Florida Republican Governor Scott expected to launch Senate run
(Reuters) – Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott is expected on Monday to announce he’s running for the U.S. Senate, challenging Democrat Bill Nelson in a race expected to be among the most competitive contests to decide which party controls Congres…
Exclusive: As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump’s party
(Reuters) – Older, white, educated voters helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016. Now, they are trending toward Democrats in such numbers that their ballots could tip the scales in tight congressional races from New Jersey to California, a new…
In key Kentucky House race, healthcare anxieties loom large
BEREA, Kentucky (Reuters) – Andy Barr, a Republican lawmaker representing central Kentucky, won his last three elections promising to repeal and replace Obamacare. This year, his Democratic challengers for Congress in Kentucky’s sixth district are bett…
Tech group urges U.S. to recruit allies to take on China, not tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trade group representing top technology companies on Monday told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that it opposes the Trump administration’s focus on tariffs to try to change China’s unfair trade practices.
U.S. names prosecutor to oversee production of documents sought by Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is announcing it has named a top prosecutor to oversee the production of documents demanded by Congress and is producing 3,600 pages of additional records on Monday.
Zuckerberg to meet with U.S. lawmakers Monday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some U.S. lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to appear at Congressional hearings over a political consultancy’s use of customer data, two congr…
