Warren vows fight as U.S. Senate begins debate on Dodd-Frank rewrite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren promised to fight a U.S. Senate bill easing bank rules introduced following the 2007-2009 global financial crisis as the chamber moved on Tuesday to begin debating the draft bipartisan legislat…
House Democrats raise concerns about EPA officials with outside jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Democrats want answers from Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt about political appointees in his agency who got special permission to moonlight for outside clients, which they said may compromise their …
Report finds White House aide Conway violated law in TV interviews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, violated federal law in two television interviews last year by using her White House position to weigh in on a political race, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel sai…
Trial opens over Kansas voter ID law requiring citizenship proof
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – A trial over a Kansas law that requires proof of U.S citizenship from people registering to vote opened on Tuesday, with critics calling it illegal and backers saying it was a necessary tool to fight fraud.
Warren vows fight as Senate begins debate on Dodd-Frank rewrite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren promised to fight a U.S. Senate bill easing bank rules introduced following the 2007-2009 global financial crisis as the chamber moved on Tuesday to begin debating the draft bipartisan legislat…
Massachusetts top court weighs 20-day voter registration cutoff
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Tuesday weighed whether it should declare a requirement that people must register to vote 20 days before an election unconstitutional, in a case that could impact the ability of thousands of citizens to ca…
White House aide Conway violates law in TV interviews: government report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, violated federal law in two television interviews last year by using her White House position to weigh in on a political race, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel sai…
Top U.S. intel official says White House actively engaged on election security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s administration is “actively engaged” in efforts to prevent Russian efforts to influence the November midterm elections, even as he warned of Moscow’s con…
Democrats buoyed by Texas voter turnout in quest to retake U.S. House
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – After record-high early voter turnout, Democrats hope Texas’ primary election on Tuesday will show that anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies could help them flip congressional seats from Republican control in November.
Senate votes 67-32 to begin debate on bank bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 67-32 in favor of beginning to debate a bipartisan bill that would ease rules for mid-sized and small lenders introduced following the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
