Black caucus members urge U.S. Representative Conyers to resign: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of Democratic U.S. Representative John Conyers’ colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are pressing the 88-year-old lawmaker to resign amid sexual harassment allegations against him, two senior House Democratic a…
Congress government funding fight seen spilling into 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress is likely to miss a Dec. 8 deadline for passing legislation funding a wide range of federal government programs through Sept. 30, 2018, kicking the contentious debate into next year, a senior U.S. House of Representative…
U.S. court backs Trump in battle over interim consumer watchdog head
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump in a legal battle over who should be in charge of the U.S. consumer finance watchdog, allowing White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to serve as acting …
Trump to visit Utah next week, expected to announce monument decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is set to visit Utah on Monday and is expected to announce his decision on whether to reduce the size of two national monuments where drilling and mining are banned, an administration official said on Tuesd…
Watchdog to depart DHS after tensions over U.S. travel ban report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s top internal watchdog told Reuters on Tuesday he will retire, after he complained about a delay in the release of a report critical of the department’s handling of President Donald Trump…
Democrats skip Trump meeting, raising risk of government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in Congress skipped a meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday that was to have focused on the budget, raising the risk of a government shutdown next month with both sides far apart on the terms of an agr…
Senate Republicans shove tax bill ahead; spending fight erupts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans rammed forward President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill on Tuesday in an abrupt, partisan committee vote that set up a full vote by the Senate as soon as Thursday, although some details of the measure remaine…
Trump to visit Utah next week, expected to announce land decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is set to visit Utah on Monday and is expected to announce his decision on whether to reduce the size of two national monuments where drilling and mining are banned, an administration official said on Tuesd…
Trump administration warns of CFPB disruptions in court filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration warned that granting a temporary restraining order to prevent the president from naming an interim director of the U.S. consumer finance watchdog would be an extraordinary intrusion into the executive bra…
Republican tax plan clears hurdle in Senate; fight erupts over spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a big package of tax cuts moved past a potential obstacle on Tuesday as a Senate panel approved the measure despite lingering concerns from some Republican members.
