Senate Democrats propose fines for credit reporting agency hacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Senate Democrats are proposing large new fines for credit reporting agencies that lose consumers’ personal information in data breaches, according to a bill they introduced on Wednesday.
Trump urged by top advisers to waive Iran sanctions: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is being urged by some top advisers not to bring back U.S. economic sanctions on Iran this week, a move by the president that would effectively end a 2015 deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Trump, on possibility of North Korea talks, says: ‘Who knows where it leads?’
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after the first intra-Korean talks in over two years that the United States was willing to speak to North Korea “under the right circumstances,” although it was far from clear w…
Trump says fairer deal might coax U.S. back into the Paris climate accord
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his primary concern with the Paris climate accord was that it treated the United States unfairly and that if a better deal could be reached, Washington might be persuaded to rejoin the agr…
Trump blasts DACA ruling, calls U.S. court system ‘broken and unfair’
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the federal court system as “broken and unfair” on Wednesday after a judge blocked his administration’s move to end a program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States i…
California proposes more spending on schools and roads
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year on Wednesday that would be a 5 percent increase over the current year, with greater spending on education and transportation, while he warned about a likely a eco…
Trump, of possibility of North Korea talks, says: ‘Who knows where it leads?’
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after the first intra-Korean talks in over two years that the United States was willing to speak to North Korea “under the right circumstances,” although it was far from clear w…
Some Trump advisers want him to waive Iran sanctions: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some top advisers to waive sanctions on Iran by a Friday deadline, but privately he is expressing reluctance to do so, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
Republicans control Virginia House after concession, court ruling
(Reuters) – Republicans took narrow control of the Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday after a Democrat conceded in a race decided by a tie-breaker and a federal appeals court refused to keep the winner of another disputed contest from being seate…
Cyprus company sues ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort for fraud
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort faced a new legal headache on Wednesday after a Cyprus-based company tied to a Russian oligarch sued him and his business partner Richard Gates over allegations they commit…
