CFTC ‘astounded’ as Congress prepares to cut budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which has pushed for a budget increase to fund its job of overseeing the multitrillion-dollar derivatives market, said on Thursday it was “absolutely astounded” that the U.S. …
House committee to invite Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman and top Democrat of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Thursday they will in the coming days formally ask Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to testify, saying the company has left …
Trump’s lead lawyer for federal Russia probe resigns -NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer for the federal special counsel probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election resigned on Thursday, the New York Times reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Congress rushes to pass funding bill before Friday deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress raced on Thursday to approve a massive spending bill and send it to President Donald Trump before a midnight Friday government shutdown deadline, in a move that would significantly boost defense and non-military…
House Republicans vote to release Russia probe report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Intelligence Committee Republicans voted on Thursday to release their report on the panel’s Russia probe, senior Republican Representative Mike Conaway said.
Exclusive: U.S. miners’ union to endorse two more Democrats in coal country
(Reuters) – The main U.S. coal miners’ union is set to endorse two Democrats running for Congress in West Virginia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday – a boost for Democrats trying to win over a constituency that voted heavily for R…
House Freedom Caucus rejects $1.3 trillion U.S. spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans’ conservative Freedom Caucus said on Thursday it would not vote for the $1.3 trillion government spending bill before Congress, citing the measure’s “massive price tag,” the group said in statement.
Thousands to march in U.S. gun protests, but will they vote?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As hundreds of thousands of young people protest for stricter gun laws at “March For Our Lives” demonstrations across the United States on Saturday, the Democratic Party and nonpartisan groups plan to register first-time voters.
After Florida massacre, pockets of NRA country weigh gun law reform
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Reuters) – Vermont, a mostly rural New England state with a passion for hunting, has a reputation as a pro-gun stronghold, but the rising specter of school gun violence has shaken that longstanding political tradition.
Congress scrambles to pass funding bill before Friday deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress was racing on Thursday to approve a massive spending bill and send it to President Donald Trump for enactment before a midnight Friday government shutdown deadline, in a move that would significantly boost defen…
