‘Good to go’: Top Trump aide gave inaugural day ok to nuclear plan – congressman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address on Capitol Hill in January, his incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn, sitting a few yards away, texted a former business partner that a nuclear power project t…
Congress tax negotiators may have final bill before Dec. 22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress may be able to wrap up tax negotiations before Dec. 22 and send a final bill to President Donald Trump, Republican Senator John Cornyn said on Wednesday.
Trump’s eldest son faces questions in Congress about Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., returned to Congress on Wednesday to face questions from lawmakers about alleged Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion with Moscow by his…
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Dec 6) – America
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Senate to vote later on Wednesday to work with House on tax bill: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will vote later on Wednesday on whether to send its tax legislation to a conference to hammer out differences with the U.S. House of Representatives’ version of the pla…
Trump’s first year in office marked by controversy, protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump took office, his presidency started generating controversy.
‘You’re wrong’, Tillerson says of reports he will be fired
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said there was no truth in reports that the White House had a plan to fire him and replace him with CIA chief Mike Pompeo.
Alabama Democrat turns up attacks on Roy Moore in Senate race’s final stretch
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – Name-calling is not unusual in U.S. politics. But “child abuser” is not usually one of the names.
Cuts to homeowner tax breaks could cost Republicans in 2018 races
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Laura Russo is just the kind of voter the Republicans need, but the party’s proposed tax overhaul, which includes limits on the deductions for mortgage interest, state taxes and property taxes, is pushing her away.
Trump ally Bannon campaigns for Moore in Alabama
(Reuters) – A day after President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama, Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon campaigned in the state, telling a crowd that allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore were part of a…
