Trump to ask for $716 billion in defense spending in 2019 budget: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask for $716 billion in defense spending in the 2019 budget he is to unveil next month, two U.S. officials said on Friday, representing a 7 percent increase over the 2018 budget.
Mueller team interviewed Facebook staff in Russia probe: Wired
(Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his office have interviewed at least one member of a Facebook team that was associated with Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Wired magazine reported on its website on Friday.
Arizona governor signs opioid crackdown legislation
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey on Friday signed into law legislation intended to crack down on opioid abuse, calling it vital to combat an epidemic felt statewide and across the nation.
USA Gymnastics board to resign amid sex abuse scandal: spokeswoman
(Reuters) – The remaining directors of USA Gymnastics will resign following revelations that the former national team doctor sexually abused female athletes, complying with a demand from the U.S. Olympic Committee, a spokeswoman for gymnastics group sa…
Trump to ask for $716 billion in defense spending in 2019 budget: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask for $716 billion in defense spending in the 2019 budget he is to unveil next month, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
House panel to investigate sexual abuse in sports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said Friday it will investigate sexual abuse in organized sports after the sentencing of a USA Gymnastics team doctor for sexually abusing female athletes.
House panel to probe sexual abuse in sports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said Friday it will investigate sexual abuse in organized sports after the sentencing of a USA Gymnastics team doctor for sexually abusing female athletes.
N.Y., Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people.
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut form coalition against tax bill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said on Friday they are forming a multi-state coalition against a new federal tax bill and will file legal action challenging the constitutionality of the legislation signed in …
In step to national stage, a young Kennedy to rebut Trump address
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Joseph Kennedy III, a politician with a very well-known name but relatively little prominence outside of his home state of Massachusetts, will deliver next week’s Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s st…
