Trump, Puerto Rico governor to discuss hurricane aid at White House
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello are due to meet at the White House on Thursday to discuss rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Maria devastated the island a month ago, the White House …
White House says Trump opposes Senate’s bipartisan Obamacare deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan deal from two senators to stabilize Obamacare by restoring subsidies to health insurers suffered major setbacks on Wednesday with the White House saying President Donald Trump now opposes it and senior Republicans sp…
Tillerson to visit Pakistan as well as India: senior U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will Pakistan next week during an Asian trip that will also take him to the country’s rival India, a senior official at the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
Senate Republicans appear to have votes to pave way to tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans appeared to have enough votes on Wednesday to pass a budget measure that is crucial to President Donald Trump’s hopes of enacting tax reform legislation before the end of the year.
U.S. bill to regulate internet ads gains bipartisan support with McCain
(Reuters) – U.S. legislation that would impose new disclosure requirements on political ads that run on Facebook and other websites received support on Wednesday from Senator John McCain, giving a bipartisan boost to a bill already popular among Democr…
Trump to announce Fed chair decision in ‘coming days’: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will announce his decision on who will be the chair of the Federal Reserve in the “coming days,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.
Trump tries to sell tax reform to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that would push forward a tax bill without Democratic suppor…
Pentagon chief asks Congress to not hinder cyber defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asked Congress to halt pending legislation that would compel the U.S. to alert foreign governments when the Pentagon has decided to combat certain cyber attacks, according to a let…
Sessions refuses to discuss conversations with Trump on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions refused on Wednesday to answer lawmakers’ questions about his discussions with President Donald Trump on Russia and denied lying to Congress about his own contacts with Russians during the 201…
Trump, Iowa governor discuss biofuels: governor’s office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds had a “very positive” call with U.S. President Donald Trump about the importance of biofuels to the corn-growing state on Tuesday, at a time when the administration is eyeing changes to the quantities i…
