Georgia lawmaker threatens to kill Delta state tax breaks over NRA stance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The lieutenant governor of Georgia on Monday threatened to block legislation that includes lucrative tax benefits for Delta Air Lines Inc because the Atlanta-based airline dropped a partnership with the National Rifle Association a…
U.S. labor board overturns major ruling, citing Trump appointee’s conflict
(Reuters) – A U.S. labor agency on Monday overturned a recent decision that made it more difficult for companies to be held liable for labor law violations by contractors and franchisees, saying an appointee of President Donald Trump had a conflict of …
Trump to meet with lawmakers Wednesday on gun bills: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet with Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss gun legislation, the White House said, after a mass shooting in Florida that killed 17 students and staff.
Farm groups urge Trump not to weaken U.S. biofuel policy
(Reuters) – U.S. farm groups urged President Donald Trump in a letter on Monday not to weaken the nation’s biofuels policy requiring corn-based ethanol to be blended into gasoline, calling it a critical engine of rural American jobs.
Fed’s Powell, a Republican, may tread less rocky road in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Freed from economic crisis and aligned with the party in power, new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell makes his first appearance before Congress on Tuesday in what is widely expected to mark a reset of sorts in relations bet…
‘Don’t worry about the NRA,’ Trump tells U.S. governors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged governors not to be afraid of the nation’s most powerful gun lobby as they seek to beef up school safety after last week’s deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Conservative Supreme Court justices take aim at union fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a case that could weaken the finances and political clout of organized labor, conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday indicated strong support for stopping millions of dollars in fees that non-members are forced to …
Trump personal pilot under consideration for FAA chief: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering his longtime personal pilot, John Dunkin, as a candidate to lead the Federal Aviation Administration among a small group of candidates, two administration officials briefed on the matter…
Trump calls for closer attention to warnings after Florida massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said authorities need to do a better job of handling warnings about violent people of the sort that were missed ahead of this month’s shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
Trump says governors should not fear NRA lobby
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told governors at the White House they should not be afraid to fight the National Rifle Association after a Florida attacker killed 17 people in one of the country’s deadliest school shooting…
