Trump’s Obamacare shift complicates ability to work with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s disavowal this week of a bipartisan agreement to stabilize Obamacare has further eroded the already minimal trust congressional Democrats had in him, complicating prospects for gaining their cooperation o…
U.S. House to vote on non-nuclear Iran sanctions next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on new sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, senior House Republicans said on Friday, seeking to take a tough line agai…
Senate panel postpones hearing with Trump lawyer Cohen in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Intelligence Committee investigating U.S. allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election said on Friday it had postponed a public hearing with Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, and it would be r…
Tech companies to lobby for immigrant ‘Dreamers’ to remain in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen…
Searching for Trump card, Democrats watch Virginia governor’s race
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Speaking as a folksy physician running for Virginia governor, Democrat Ralph Northam vowed in a recent campaign ad to fight Donald Trump on cuts to education funding, environmental protections and health care access.
Trump launches petition against NFL players’ anthem protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up the pressure on the National Football League over protests by its players during the national anthem by launching a petition and asking his supporters to show their patriotism by backing…
EPA abandons changes to U.S. biofuel program after lawmaker pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a…
Trump tax cuts gain momentum as Rand Paul goes ‘all in’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican senator Rand Paul on Friday appeared to back the Trump administration’s sweeping tax cut plan, saying he was “all in” for massive tax cuts even as the Senate passed a key budget measure without his support one day…
EPA abandons changes to renewable fuel program after lawmaker pressure: letter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of controversial changes to the nation’s renewable fuel program after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers seen by R…
Trump sees momentum for tax cuts after Senate OKs budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signaled optimism for the passage of Republicans’ sweeping tax cut plan, saying a key senator who rejected the party’s budget blueprint a day earlier would back the proposed tax measure when …
