Trump travel ban should not be applied to people with strong U.S. ties: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday said a travel ban by President Donald Trump’s administration targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries should not be applied to people with strong U.S. connections.
Trump on Twitter (Dec 22) – Tax cut, Missile defense bill
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Alabama to certify Democrat Jones winner of Senate election
(Reuters) – Democrat Doug Jones’ surprise victory over Republican Roy Moore in this month’s special U.S. Senate election will be certified on Dec. 28, Alabama state officials said on Friday.
Senate leader McConnell sees a more collegial 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said a shifting landscape will lead him to work with Democrats on immigration and financial regulation early in the new year, following a year of acrimony and partisan legisla…
McConnell happier with Trump tweets after tax victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A summer spat between President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned into a warm embrace – and all it took was a sweeping rewrite of the U.S. tax code.
House panel asks Trump ex-top aide Bannon to testify: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, a former top White House strategist and a former chief campaign aide to Donald Trump, has been asked to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence panel next month, Bloomberg News reported.
Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his first year in office, and also approved a short-term spending bill that avert…
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Dec 22) – Tax cut
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Callista Gingrich becomes Trump’s envoy to pope as differences mount
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Callista Gingrich, wife of the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday became U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, which is at odds with Washington over immigration, climate change and Jerusalem.
As Republicans aim to ride economy to election victory, a warning from voters in key district
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the Fox & Hound sports bar, next to a shopping mall in suburban Philadelphia, four Democrats are giving speeches to potential voters as they begin their journey to try to unseat Republican congressman Pat Meehan in next year’s elections.
