Trump skips East Asia leaders Summit, sends Tillerson instead
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump left the Philippines on Tuesday without attending an annual East Asia Summit, due to delays in the schedule of the program of meetings.
Democrats to question Sessions on Russia meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face a barrage of questions from Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday over whether he lied about communications between President Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russ…
Silicon Valley blasts Senate proposal to tax startup options
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A proposal by the U.S. Senate to change the way shares in startup companies are taxed incited panic and dread in Silicon Valley on Monday, with startup founders and investors warning of nothing less than the demise of their in…
Sessions looking into special counsel for Clinton issues: media reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked Justice Department prosecutors to decide if a special counsel should be appointed to investigate certain Republican concerns, including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation an…
Senate approves Trump Transportation Department nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted Monday to approve a senior Transportation Department nominee and advance another nomination, after Republicans accused Democrats of blocking some nominees to push for funding of a New York area infrastructur…
Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party’s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had …
Senate approves Trump transportation nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted Monday to approve a senior Transportation Department nominee and advance another nomination, after Republicans accused Democrats of blocking some nominees to push for funding of a New York area infrastructur…
Risks ahead for U.S. tax push as disputes linger, Trump returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans pushed ahead on Monday on a U.S. tax code overhaul as a Senate panel considered the issue, but risks lay ahead with major intraparty disputes unsettled and President Donald Trump returning soon from Asia…
Trump taps ex-pharma executive Azar as U.S. health secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday said he is nominating former pharmaceutical executive and industry lobbyist Alex Azar to serve as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, saying Azar would push to lower the price of medicines.
U.S. Senate to vote on advancing Trump transportation nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate was set to vote on Monday to approve a senior Transportation Department nominee and advance another nomination, after Republicans accused Democrats of blocking some nominees to push for funding of a New York area …
