Senator Cruz heads to bankrupt PA refinery for rally against biofuels policy
Philadelphia (Reuters) – Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas will speak at a rally against the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on Wednesday hosted by bankrupt refiner Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc – a company that blames the controversial biofu…
Florida school massacre survivors push lawmakers for assault gun ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of teenaged survivors of the second-deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history marched on Florida’s capital on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to ban sales of assault rifles of the sort used to kill 17 s…
Trump meets with students, teachers after gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, a strong supporter of gun rights, planned to meet on Wednesday with parents, students and teachers who have been victims of gun violence, including those affected by last week’s school shooting in Flo…
Democrat picks up seat in special election for Kentucky legislature
(Reuters) – A Democrat easily won a Kentucky House of Representatives special election on Tuesday, the 37th U.S. legislative seat flipped to the party from Republicans since Donald Trump’s 2016 election as president, the Democratic National Committee s…
Trump moves to outlaw ‘bump stocks,’ considers other steps after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would take steps to ban an accessory that enables a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute as he considers additional firearms restrictions after last week’s school sh…
Trump moves to outlaw ‘bump stocks’ after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would take steps to outlaw an accessory that enables a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute, as the White House added he may consider other firearms restrictions aft…
Sessions forms U.S. cyber task force after election warnings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced he would create a task force to examine how his Justice Department can better combat global cyber threats, including efforts to interfere with elections or damage critical …
Mueller ups pressure on Trump campaign aides with new charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday stepped up pressure on two former Trump campaign aides to cooperate in his probe into possible collusion with Russia, unsealing a criminal charge against a lawyer for lying to Muelle…
FCC reversal of net neutrality rules expected to be published Thursday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order overturning the landmark Obama-era net neutrality rules, two sources briefed on the matter said Tuesday.
White House says Trump son-in-law Kushner can do job without security clearance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, can continue in his role as a senior White House adviser even if he does not obtain a security clearance, the White House said on Tuesday.
