Special election to replace Conyers to be held Nov. 2018: governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said on Friday the state would hold a special election on Nov. 6, 2018, to replace Representative John Conyers, the Democrat who resigned this week amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
U.S. lawyer defending travel ban grilled in court over Trump’s tweets
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal appeals court judges on Friday asked about President Donald Trump’s sharing of anti-Muslim videos on his Twitter account, as they grilled a U.S. government lawyer about the legality of the president’s latest trav…
Trump senior aide Dina Powell to resign early next year: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Deputy National Security Adviser for strategy, Dina Powell, plans to resign early next year but will continue to have a role in Middle East diplomacy, the White House said on Friday.
Trump signs temporary spending bill as budget talks intensify
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation to fund the federal government for two weeks, giving congressional negotiators more time to work out budget priorities through next September and other thorny policy matter…
U.S. tax repatriation plan may not cure long-term dollar weakness
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors looking for the U.S. Republican tax bill to prompt multinational companies to convert foreign profits into dollars and end the worst slide in the greenback in a decade may have to temper their hopes for a prolonged reboun…
Exclusive: Contenders emerge for No.2 Fed job, search to narrow
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will soon narrow its search for candidates to fill what is considered the Fed’s second-most powerful job after having scouted a diverse field, from a local business school dean to a former Fed g…
Trump signs short-term gov’t funding bill, averts shutdown: White House spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has signed legislation to fund the federal government for two more weeks, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Friday, a move that averts a government shutdown while Congress negotiated a long…
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (December 8) – Hanukkah, Roy Moore, Wells Fargo
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Dec 8) – Hanukkah
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Aide tries to refocus tax debate after Trump’s corporate rate remark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s weekend remark about a scaled-back tax cut for corporations sparked behind-the-scenes debate in the U.S. Congress, with a White House aide trying on Thursday to minimize the impact of the president’s comm…
