FCC head silent on Trump comment about pulling broadcast licenses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A suggestion by President Donald Trump that a U.S. regulator pull broadcast licenses from TV networks over what Trump calls “fake news” has been met by silence from the watchdog’s head Ajit Pai, who has a history of defending fre…
U.S. House approves disaster funds as Trump criticizes Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new package of U.S. disaster assistance sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump expressing impatience with having to devote federal resources for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico’s r…
White House chief of staff says he is not so frustrated he wants to leave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House chief of staff John Kelly told reporters on Thursday he was not so frustrated in his job that he was considering leaving, tamping down reports about tension in the West Wing.
White House ‘committed’ to Puerto Rico relief after Trump criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that it was “committed” to disaster relief in Puerto Rico after President Donald Trump said government response teams could not stay in the U.S. territory “forever.”
How to rebuild Puerto Rico: Rubio asks Trump for expert panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio said on Thursday he has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to create a high-level task force to provide ideas and advice for helping Puerto Rico to rebuild after Hurricane Maria, and that the president was rece…
Iran deal’s foes in U.S. Congress may be its unlikely saviors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress, long the staunchest opponents of the Iran nuclear deal, may be the best hope for preserving it if President Donald Trump declines on Friday to certify that Tehran is complying with the pact.
Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare, boost bare-bones insurance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday made it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans, using his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repeal the 2010 law.
Congressman seeks probe of chartered flights by U.S. energy secretary
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. congressman is asking the Department of Energy’s watchdog to investigate Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s travel on chartered aircraft, the congressman said at a hearing on Thursday.
Trump to sign order circumventing Obamacare rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules, the White House said, but the action faces possible legal ch…
U.S. Attorney General Sessions urges crackdown on asylum policies
FALLS CHURCH, Va., (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday the policies that allow immigrants to seek asylum in the United States were broken and subject to “rampant abuse and fraud.”
