Supreme Court to hear Minnesota voter apparel law challenge
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a conservative group’s free speech challenge to a Minnesota law prohibiting voters from wearing T-shirts or other apparel adorned with overtly political messages inside polling stations.
Former U.S. Vice President Biden leaves open door to 2020 run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday left the door open to a presidential run to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 election and said he is focused now on boosting Democrats in the 2018 midterm race…
Trump vaunts trade progress, red carpets on ‘fruitful’ Asia trip
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had made significant progress on trade issues during a fruitful trip across Asia that saw governments roll out red carpets “like nobody has ever seen”.
A year after Trump’s election, coal’s future remains bleak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A year after Donald Trump was elected president on a promise to revive the ailing U.S. coal industry, the sector’s long-term prospects for growth and hiring remain as bleak as ever.
U.S. House will reject total elimination of state and local tax deductions: Brady
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee said on Sunday he would not accept elimination of a federal deduction for state and local taxes, opposing a proposal from Senate Republicans that would hike taxes fo…
Gala glitz masks Asia’s tensions as Trump winds up tour
MANILA (Reuters) – Leaders from across Asia joined U.S. President Donald Trump at an extravagant gala dinner in the Philippines’ capital on Sunday, a show of amity in a region fraught with tensions that have lurked behind his marathon tour of the conti…
U.S. House will not accept total elimination of state and local tax deductions: Brady
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee said on Sunday he would not accept the total elimination of state and local tax deductions in the final tax reform bill.
Trump arrives in Philippines for Asian leaders’ summit
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday to attend an annual gathering of leaders from East and Southeast Asian countries.
Trump distances himself from remarks on Putin over election meddling
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attempted to clear up confusion over whether he accepts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of meddling in the U.S. election last year.
Trump sides with U.S. intelligence agencies on Russian meddling
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he sided with U.S. intelligence agencies, under their current leadership, when it came to Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. election.
