Trump to nominate acting FTC chief to judgeship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Maureen Ohlhausen, has been put on a list of people that President Donald Trump intends to nominate to a judgeship, the White House said on Tuesday.
Majority of Senate backs Powell as next Fed chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell as the next head of the central bank, likely ensuring continuity in monetary policy.
Democrats withdraw offer to fund Trump’s border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats said on Tuesday they had withdrawn an offer to fund U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall, as tough negotiations over the future of young illegal immigrants known as “Dreamers” resumed in the Senate.
Trump to meet with world leaders, business CEOs at Davos forum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, British Prime Minister Theresa May, and other world leaders when he attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, White Ho…
Senate sets evening vote on Powell to be Fed chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday agreed to hold an evening vote on the nomination of Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen at the helm of the central bank, a move that would likely ensure continuity in U.S. mon…
U.S. lets more healthcare workers prescribe opioid addiction treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday it had changed a regulation to allow more healthcare professionals to prescribe a medication used to treat opioid addiction, opening up access in rural America where there …
Senate Democratic leader says border wall offer ‘off the table’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he had withdrawn an offer to provide some funding for Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall with Mexico because it had been part of a larger agreement …
U.S. attorney general orders probe of FBI agents’ text messages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered an investigation into missing text messages exchanged between two Federal Bureau of Investigation staffers accused of expressing views against President Donald Trump, the Justice De…
U.S. Attorney General orders probe of FBI agents’ texts: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered an investigation into texts exchanged between two officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are accused of expressing views against President Donald Trump, the Republican…
Shutdown-ending bill seen expanding U.S. debt by $31 billion in decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The stopgap funding bill passed by the U.S. Congress to end the government shutdown will add $31.3 billion to the national debt over a decade, congressional tax analysts said on Tuesday.
