House tax positions begin to emerge ahead of talks with Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in U.S. House of Representatives began staking out their positions on final tax legislation on Tuesday, days ahead of talks with the Senate to shape the tax package lawmakers hope to send to President Donald Trump by …
House passes measure to limit aid to Palestinians over ‘martyr payments’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to sharply reduce the annual $300 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it take steps to stop making what lawmakers described as payments that reward violent cr…
Senate confirms Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a post that opened after John Kelly became Trump’s chief of staff earlier this year.
Trump lawyers say judge lacks jurisdiction for defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York state judge on Tuesday that under the U.S. Constitution she had no jurisdiction over the president and therefore urged her to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a woman who has acc…
Credit union sues to block Mulvaney from leading CFPB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal credit union has sued to block President Donald Trump from installing Mick Mulvaney as his preferred head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Democrats flex muscles as Congress confronts a government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats have a rare chance to win major concessions in a U.S. Congress they do not control by taking advantage of a battle within the Republican Party over keeping the government open.
Senior lawmaker Conyers leaves U.S. Congress after harassment accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat John Conyers, the longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, stepped down on Tuesday after multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, the first member of Congress to leave his seat during a wave of high…
House Republican tax chief says lawmakers want AMT repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief Republican tax writer in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that House Republicans want tax legislation to eliminate the corporate and individual alternative minimum taxes.
White House says government shutdown always a possibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. Congress worked to reach agreement on a short-term spending measure to keep the federal government open, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday a shutdown could still happen.
Trump lawyer denies Deutsche Bank got subpoena on Trump accounts
FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal investigator probing alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election asked Deutsche Bank for data on accounts held by President Donald Trump and his family, a person close to the matt…
