Second U.S. judge blocks Trump administration birth control rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A second U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing new rules that undermine an Obamacare requirement for employers to provide insurance that covers women’s birth control.
U.S. House unveils new stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday advanced stopgap legislation to keep the federal government operating past Friday when funding expires, seeking to avert a self-inflicted disaster shortly before the Christmas holiday …
House Democrats rally to protect Special Counsel Mueller
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives rallied behind Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday, after recent attempts by Republicans and conservative news outlets to discredit him and his probe into Russian interference…
U.S. launches effort to reduce reliance on imports or critical minerals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday launched an effort to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign supplies of critical minerals used in smartphones, computers and military equipment, which he said poses a national security a…
Short-term government funding, disaster aid bills advance in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday took a step toward averting a partial government shutdown at the end of this week, approving rules to debate a bill that would fund federal agencies through Jan. 19.
Spy chiefs pressure Congress to renew expiring surveillance law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of the U.S. intelligence community on Thursday pressed Congress to renew the National Security Agency’s expiring surveillance law, warning in a rare public statement that national security may be endangered if lawmake…
Senators seek to stop expansion of airport facial scans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators on Thursday urged federal authorities to halt the planned expansion of a $1 billion airport facial scanning program, saying the technology used to identify travelers on some flights departing from nine U.S. airp…
U.S. House unveils new stop-gap funding bill to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday advanced legislation to keep the federal government operating past Friday when funding expires, adding some “emergency” money for the military in a bid to gain the support of conservat…
Congress to push stop-gap funding bill to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress plan to move forward with a plan that will keep the federal government operating past Friday when funding expires and also directs some funds toward defense and health, according to a copy of the …
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Dec 21) – Tax Cuts
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
