Pennsylvania governor rejects Republican-drawn congressional map
(Reuters) – Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf rejected a Republican-drawn congressional map on Tuesday as unfairly skewed toward protecting Republican candidates, likely putting the state’s top court in charge of creating new boundaries.
Trump administration official: no formal plans to enact a ‘reciprocal tax’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has no formal plans to enact a “reciprocal tax,” a Trump administration official said Tuesday, contradicting President Donald Trump’s comments.
CIA director strongly denies report Russia bilked U.S. spies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo strongly denied on Tuesday a report that Russia bilked U.S. spies out of $100,000 by offering compromising information on President Donald Trump.
Senate Republican leader embraces Trump immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday turned up the heat on Democrats to accept demands from President Donald Trump for tougher immigration laws and a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of legislation to aid young “Dreamer” immi…
More Russian cyber attacks on elections ‘likely’: U.S. intelligence chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is likely to pursue more cyber attacks on elections in the United States, U.S. intelligence community leaders said on Tuesday, with just months to go before U.S. congressional and local elections in November.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (February 12) – Infrastructure, Opioid scourge, Maga
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Trump unveils infrastructure plan; uphill battle awaits in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday designed to encourage spending on improvements by states, localities and private investors, but it faces an uphill battle in Congress and he made remark…
Trump budget seeks cuts to domestic programs, Medicare, favors military and wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump proposed a budget on Monday that calls for cuts in domestic spending and social programs such as Medicare and seeks a sharp increase in military spending and funding for a wall on the Mexican border.
After Porter scandal, White House leaves clearance changes up to FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Grappling with the fallout over a former aide accused of domestic abuse, the White House on Monday said any changes in how security clearance investigations are conducted on President Donald Trump’s team would be up to the FBI an…
At long last, Senate debates ‘Dreamer’ immigrants’ future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate began a major, free-for-all immigration debate, its first in nearly five years, on Monday evening that could decide the fate of at least 700,000 “Dreamer” immigrants, young people brought into the country illegall…
