Senate Republicans add Obamacare gamble to tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats accused Republicans in the U.S. Senate of changing their tax-cut plan into an attack on Obamacare and skewing it even more toward corporations and the wealthy on Wednesday as tensions rose in the congressional tax debat…
U.S. Justice Dept eyes spring to release findings on FBI handling of Clinton email probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The internal watchdog at the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday he hopes to complete his review by early spring into whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation erred when it announced it was reopening its investigation in…
Trump administration releases rules on disclosing cyber flaws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration publicly released on Wednesday its rules for deciding whether to disclose cyber security flaws or keep them secret, in an effort to bring more transparency to a process that has long been cloaked in myste…
House could pass tax reform if Senate adds health mandate repeal: Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives could vote to pass a tax reform bill that also repeals the Obamacare health insurance mandate if the Senate includes the provision in its final version of the plan, U.S. Hou…
Senate Finance chairman revises tax plan to end Obamacare mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee proposed major changes to a Republican tax reform plan, adding a repeal of Obamacare’s health insurance mandate and making corporate tax cuts permanent while ending individual cuts in…
U.S. Congress urged to require Chinese journalists to register as agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents.
U.S. small business community pushes Congress on bank lending relief: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. small business community on Tuesday wrote to lawmakers urging them to step up efforts to roll back regulation introduced in the wake of the 2007-09 financial crisis that they say has stymied lending, dampening economic g…
Trump administration to release rules on disclosing cyber flaws: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to publicly release on Wednesday its rules for deciding whether to disclose cyber security flaws or keep them secret, a national security official told Reuters.
Jane Goodall urges U.S. Senate to halt quest for Arctic refuge oil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British primatologist Jane Goodall sent a letter to every U.S. senator on Tuesday urging them to oppose a push in the U.S. Congress to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region environmentalists say…
U.S. Senate leaders look to work with White House to block Moore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he wanted to work with the White House to explore ways to keep embattled Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore from taking office if he wins a special election in A…
