Senator Rand Paul thanks supporters after assault at Kentucky home
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul expressed gratitude to supporters on Sunday after police said he was assaulted at his Kentucky home on Friday afternoon by a neighbor and suffered minor injuries.
House weighing ‘host of ideas’ in tax bill revision, Ryan says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday that Republican lawmakers are weighing a “host of ideas” as the House tax-writing committee begins revising a tax bill this week, though he expects the broad outlines…
Ex-Democratic leader who mulled dropping Clinton spurns critics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former head of the U.S. Democratic National Committee on Sunday defended her assertion that she had seriously considered proposing to replace Hillary Clinton as the party’s 2016 presidential nominee, and said her critics coul…
Special Counsel Mueller has enough evidence to charge Flynn, son: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller has collected sufficient evidence to charge Michael Flynn, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, and his son, NBC News reported on Sunday, citing multiple sources familiar …
Kentucky man arrested in assault on Senator Rand Paul released on bail
LOUISVILLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man has been arrested for assaulting U.S. Senator Rand Paul at his Kentucky home on Friday and causing a “minor injury,” the state police said.
House Speaker Ryan says special counsel should not be fired: Fox News Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller should not be fired or step down, and needs to be allowed to follow his Russia investigation to its end.
Ryan says Obamacare mandate repeal on table in tax debate: Fox News Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House speaker Paul Ryan said his colleagues might use the tax overhaul currently under consideration to repeal the Affordable Care Act provision that mandates individuals buy health insurance.
Multinationals grapple with Republican excise tax surprise
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The Republican tax bill unveiled last week in the U.S. Congress could disrupt the global supply chains of large, multinational companies by slapping a 20-percent tax on cross-border transactions they routinely make between…
Democratic leader vows fair nomination process in 2020 after uproar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday vowed to ensure all candidates have an equal chance to win the Democratic presidential nomination after a former party chair accused the committee of rigging the process t…
Manafort pledges $12 million in assets in bid to avoid house arrest: document
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort offered to post more than $12 million in real estate and life insurance assets and to limit his travel in a bid to avoid continued house arrest, according to court do…