Alabama voters choose senator in race with high stakes for Trump
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Reuters) – Voters in Alabama headed to the polls on Tuesday in a hard-fought U.S. Senate race with high stakes for President Donald Trump, who has endorsed fellow Republican Roy Moore in spite of allegations against him of sexual misc…
Trump will announce new U.S. security strategy on Monday: adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a new security strategy on Monday, White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster said on Tuesday.
White House to host fresh biofuels talks to help refiners: sources
(Reuters) – The White House will host talks between the rival oil and ethanol industries on Wednesday in hopes of brokering a deal to help refiners struggling to meet the country’s biofuels policy, according to sources familiar with the matter.
‘DACA’ bill to help young immigrants nearing Senate deal: Senator Flake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan push in the Senate to protect undocumented people who immigrated to the United States as children is gaining momentum as lawmakers try to wrap up negotiations this month, Republican Senator Jeff Flake said on Tuesday…
U.S. Congress to let Iran deadline pass, leave decision to Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress will allow a deadline on reimposing sanctions on Iran to pass this week, congressional and White House aides said on Tuesday, leaving a pact between world powers and Tehran intact at least temporarily.
Trump signs defense policy bill, urges U.S. Congress to fund it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday and urged Congress to fully fund the measure and lift the budget caps that have forced limits on U.S. defense spending for several years.
House Speaker Ryan says he believes upbeat Treasury tax study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday defended a one-page analysis by the Treasury Department that asserted a tax plan pushed by the Republican-led Congress would pay for itself in 10 years.
Trump’s push to cut federal jobs has modest impact, mostly in defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the “bloated federal bureaucracy” so far has made a small dent in the federal workforce, and that largely because of a decline in civilian defense jobs.
Voters head to polls in Alabama race with high stakes for Trump
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Reuters) – Voters in Alabama headed to the polls on Tuesday in a hard-fought U.S. Senate race with high stakes for President Donald Trump, who has endorsed fellow Republican Roy Moore in spite of allegations against him of sexual misc…
Doubts about U.S. State redesign deepen with erroneous comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a town hall with staff on Tuesday amid skepticism about his planned agency reorganization that has been aggravated by his recent inaccurate comments about the State Department, a dozen …
