McCain warns Trump over staffing Pentagon with industry insiders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator John McCain warned President Donald Trump on Thursday against nominating any more defense industry insiders to top Pentagon posts, as his committee questioned an executive from Lockheed Martin Corp about potential confli…
Lawmakers seek more information from Trump son-in-law Kushner in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jared Kushner’s lawyer failed to give the Senate Judiciary Committee a document President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser received about a “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite,” the committee’s leaders said o…
U.S. Interior Secretary fails to provide papers in travel probe: inspector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department has failed to provide documentation needed for an internal probe of Secretary Ryan Zinke’s travels, the department’s inspector general said on Thursday.
Trump stops short of saying U.S. Senate candidate Moore should leave race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump believes Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore should step aside if sexual misconduct allegations against him are true, the White House said on Thursday, while state party leaders in Alabama vowed to s…
U.S. House of Representatives approves tax overhaul, fight shifts to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. lawmakers on Thursday took an important step toward the biggest tax code overhaul since the 1980s as the House of Representatives approved a broad package of tax cuts sought by President Donald Trump.
Trump to announce terrorism list decision on North Korea next week: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will announce his decision next week on whether to put North Korea on a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. Congress to seek new tax incentives for Puerto Rico rebuilding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he wants to craft changes to a just-passed tax overhaul bill to provide “additional tax incentives” that would help Puerto Ricans recover from Hurricane Maria.
Senate sends $700 billion defense bill to Trump, funding uncertain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed a $700 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military, but leaving unsettled how to fund the massive spending increase amid a Republican-led p…
Lawmakers want more information from Trump son-in-law Kushner for Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday they had not received information they requested from President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, including emails, phone records and documents related t…
House of Representatives approves tax overhaul, shifts fight to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a broad package of tax cuts affecting businesses, individuals and families on Thursday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump an important step closer to the biggest tax code ove…
