Judge blocks latest Trump curbs on people entering United States
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s latest bid to impose restrictions on citizens from several countries entering the United States, which would have taken effect this week.
Trump tax plan hits bump in Senate as Rand Paul weighs ‘no’ vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republicans scrambled on Tuesday to ensure support for a budget resolution vital to President Donald Trump’s drive to overhaul the U.S. tax code, as one Republican fiscal hawk announced he might vote against the measure.
CIA says mistakenly ‘shredded’ U.S. Senate torture report then did not
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Central Intelligence Agency thought for months that it had mistakenly shredded a massive U.S. Senate report on its use of waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation techniques” before suddenly discovering that its copy h…
Instead of U.S. midterms, Sanders focuses on smaller races
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will focus on getting liberal candidates elected to state and local offices ahead of next year’s midterm elections rather than on higher-profile U.S. congressional races, to help build a national progr…
Senators reach bipartisan deal on Obamacare backed by Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators on Tuesday announced a bipartisan breakthrough to shore up Obamacare for two years by reviving federal subsidies for health insurers that President Donald Trump planned to scrap, and the president voiced support…
House panel sets Puerto Rico recovery hearing for Oct. 24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel said on Tuesday that it has scheduled an Oct. 24 hearing to examine Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery efforts and the role of a financial oversight board in those efforts.
CIA says mistakenly ‘shredded’ Senate torture report then did not
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Central Intelligence Agency thought for months that it had mistakenly shredded a massive U.S. Senate report on its use of waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation techniques” before suddenly discovering that its copy h…
Senate presses ex-Trump aide’s son for documents in Russia probe: source
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has asked the son of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser to provide documents and testimony as part of the panel’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, a source …
Instead of midterm elections, Sanders focuses on local, state races
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Bernie Sanders will focus on getting liberal candidates elected to state and local offices ahead of next year’s midterm elections rather than on higher-profile U.S. congressional races, to help build a national progressiv…
Senators reach bipartisan deal on short-term Obamacare fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators on Tuesday announced a bipartisan breakthrough to shore up Obamacare, an agreement that would revive federal subsidies for health insurers, and President Donald Trump voiced support for the deal.
