Bipartisan Obamacare fix would reduce federal deficit: government agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate bipartisan proposal that would provide a short-term fix to Obamacare would reduce the federal deficit by $3.8 billion over the next decade, a nonpartisan government agency estimated on Wednesday.
White House wants Congress to boost disaster aid, cut spending elsewhere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House plans to ask the U.S. Congress for a third round of disaster aid in mid-November as the costs continue to pour in for helping rebuild after hurricanes, but Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has told lawmakers he wants…
Justice Department weighs changes to Obama-era financial task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is weighing whether a financial enforcement task force created during the Obama administration in the wake of the housing crisis is still relevant, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Wednesday…
U.S. House speaker says tax plan unlikely to swell deficit: Reuters interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Republican tax cut plan that President Donald Trump wants passed by the end of the year is unlikely to trigger a big deficit expansion because it will spur more investment and job growth, House of Representatives Speaker…
U.S. House will not tackle healthcare this year, Ryan says: Reuters interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress will not attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare again this year but should try again in 2018.
Obama discriminated against coal, nuclear: U.S. energy secretary
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The United States discriminated against the nuclear and coal industries under the administration of former President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said on Wednesday.
Kaspersky says it obtained suspected NSA hacking code from U.S. computer
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday acknowledged that its security software had taken source code for a secret American hacking tool from a personal computer in the United States.
Republicans, Wall Street score victory in dismantling class-action rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over disputes, after the U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a rule banning the firms from using “forced arb…
House Republicans launch probes of Clinton emails decision, uranium deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Tuesday launched investigations to examine several of President Donald Trump’s longstanding political grievances, including the FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails and her alleged role in a sale of U.S. …
House Republicans launch probes of Clinton emails decision, uranium deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Tuesday launched investigations to examine several of President Donald Trump’s longstanding political grievances, including the FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails and her alleged role in a sale of U.S. …
