House urged to cancel vote on NSA spying after Trump tweets
(Reuters) – Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged cancellation of a vote set for Thursday on whether to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program after President Donald Trump appeared to initia…
U.S. House to vote to renew NSA’s internet surveillance program
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Thursday on whether to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, as privacy advocates have mounted a last-ditch effort to limit its impact on Americans…
Attorney General Sessions sets up Hezbollah investigation team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has set up a team to investigate individuals and organizations providing support to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Islamist group in Lebanon that the U.S. has branded a terrorist organization, Attorney Gen…
Trump administration will allow states to test Medicaid work requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday it would allow states to test requiring some Medicaid recipients to work or participate in community activities such as volunteering or jobs training as a condition of eligibility for the…
China opposes U.S. pro-Taiwan bills welcomed by Taipei
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday expressed firm opposition to a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to pass two pieces of pro-Taiwan legislation, but Taipei welcomed them as helping to strengthen ties with Washington.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (January 10) – U.S. court system, Feinstein, border wall
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
U.S. judge denies effort to stop Mulvaney from heading consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge denied on Wednesday a preliminary injunction sought by the deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeking to stop White House budget director Mick Mulvaney from taking control of the agen…
Senate panel to discuss bitcoin with markets regulators: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s financial services panel will hold a hearing next month with the country’s top markets regulators to discuss bitcoin amid rising concerns over the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the financial system, a person wi…
Trump blasts immigration ruling, calls U.S. court system ‘broken and unfair’
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the federal court system as “broken and unfair” after a judge blocked his administration’s move to end a program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States i…
Exclusive: Justice Department blindsided banking agency on pot policy flip – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Justice Department said last week it was reversing policy on the $7 billion marijuana business, it failed to first notify federal officials who advise banks in states where the drug is legal, sources in Congress sa…
