Trump open biofuel policy reform, senators say after meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is open to reforming the country’s biofuels policy if it can be done in a way that protects jobs in both the refining and agriculture industries, senators said on Thursday after a meeting with Trump on…
Pelosi says Democrats will not back short-term funding bill on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday her party would not support a short-term funding bill being brought up for a vote later in the day because it did not include any key Democratic priori…
Pentagon wants 12 month procurement time for major weapons programs, official
(Reuters) – The Pentagon’s acquisition chief said on Wednesday she wants to cut the time for major procurements to 12 months from an average of 2.5 years, speaking during a congressional hearing on the reorganization of the Defense Department’s procure…
Exclusive: Trump wants 20 percent corporate tax rate, shutdown not expected – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wants the U.S. corporate tax rate to be 20 percent and the White House is confident that it can craft a deal to avoid a government shutdown, White House legislative affairs director Marc Short said on Thurs…
President’s son had legitimate reasons to not answer House panel questions: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that Donald Trump Jr. was on solid legal ground when he refused to answer questions from a congressional committee about a conversation he had with his father, President Donald Trump, about emails…
Trump, Democrats face off over potential government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will face off with Democratic leaders of Congress on Thursday in a high-stakes White House meeting intended to bridge differences over a spending bill and preventing a government shutdown.
White House says focused on getting lowest possible corporate tax rate
(Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it was focusing on getting the lowest corporate rate possible in tax reform legislation being considered on Capitol Hill.
Democratic Senator Franken says he will resign over sexual misconduct allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Al Franken announced his resignation from office on Thursday, bowing to pressure from party colleagues after a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him.
U.S. lawmakers propose ban on arbitration of sexual misconduct claims
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ban agreements to keep sexual harassment and discrimination claims out of court, amid a wave of sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men.
Op-ed on Manafort’s work in Ukraine to be published: Kyiv Post
(Reuters) – A Ukrainian newspaper will publish an opinion article about Paul Manafort’s work in the country that U.S. federal prosecutors have accused the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump of helping draft in violation of bail terms, c…
