Moderate Collins back in prominent role in Senate tax drama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Susan Collins is back in the spotlight as a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate as she raises questions about how combining a Republican tax-cut plan with a partial repeal of Obamacare will affect middle-class Americans…
Senators Burr, Tillis oppose Trump’s EPA nominee Dourson: reports
(Reuters) – North Carolina Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis said they will not support the Trump administration’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) chemical safety office, media reports said.
Two more women accuse Senate candidate Moore of sexual misconduct
(Reuters) – Two more women came forward on Wednesday with allegations of sexual misconduct against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, one accusing him of groping her and the other of forcing a kiss on her when he was 30 and she was about 18.
Two Senate Republicans critical of party’s tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate and give permanent tax cuts only to U.S. corporations drew fire from two Republican lawmakers on Wednesday in what could be a sign of trouble for the sweeping m…
Sixth woman accuses U.S. Senate candidate Moore of sexual misconduct
(Reuters) – A sixth woman came forward on Wednesday with allegations of sexual misconduct against embattled Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, accusing him of groping her while she was in his Alabama law office on legal business in 1991, when …
Republicans press U.S.-Russia uranium deal probe despite no wrongdoing findings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers are pressing forward with an investigation into the 2010 sale of a Canadian uranium company, which owned 20 percent of U.S. uranium supplies, to a Russian government firm, despite five congressional inquiries…
Trump to tap nuclear industry lobbyist for U.S. Energy Dept job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to nominate Melissa Burnison, a nuclear energy industry lobbyist, to serve as assistant secretary in charge of congressional and intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Energy Department, the White Hous…
More worries in Congress over cuts at U.S. State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. senators asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday to explain “questionable management practices” at his department that they believe are weakening the country’s diplomatic power, adding to a chorus of c…
Two U.S. Senate Republicans critical of party’s tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate and give permanent tax cuts only to U.S. corporations drew fire from two Republican lawmakers on Wednesday in what could be a sign of trouble for the sweeping m…
U.S. attorney general to meet with House intelligence panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to appear behind closed doors for an interview with the U.S. House of Representatives’ intelligence committee on Nov. 30, a Department of Justice spokesman said on Wednesday.
