NAFTA talks hit contentious phase as Canadian PM fights for trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contentious new U.S. demands are set to hit NAFTA negotiating tables on Wednesday, threatening to push modernization talks toward collapse as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again tries to remind U.S. President Donald Trum…
U.S. Treasury dashes hopes for near-term World Bank capital hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Treasury official dashed hopes for a World Bank capital increase in the near term, saying the multilateral lender first needs to review its balance sheet to ensure resources are going to countries and projects that need th…
Trump names Eric Hargan as acting Health Secretary
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump has appointed Eric Hargan as acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the White House said on Tuesday.
Trump’s ex-adviser Carter Page will not testify in Russia probe: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday he would not cooperate with any request to appear before the panel in its investigation of po…
U.S. congressional panels spar over ‘Trump dossier’ on Russia contacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three congressional committees are scuffling over a former British spy’s reports that are central to investigations into U.S. allegations that Russia tried to help Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, people involved in the…
Trump says his feud with Senator Corker will not hurt tax push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his public feud with Senator Bob Corker would not harm his push for a tax-code overhaul, hours after he aimed a new insult at the influential fellow Republican by mocking his physical s…
Senator Collins to say Friday if she will run for Maine governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Susan Collins, one of the few remaining moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate, is expected to announce on Friday whether she will run for governor of Maine next year in what would be a bid to replace conservative Governor Paul …
U.S. businesses fear NAFTA doomed; Mexico warns of consequences
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most powerful U.S. business lobby accused the Trump administration of making “poison pill proposals” to sabotage NAFTA on Tuesday, as Mexico’s foreign minister said the demise of the regional trade pact would hurt…
Trump says his feud with senator Corker won’t hurt tax push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his public feud with Senator Bob Corker would not harm his push for a tax code overhaul, hours after piling a new insult on the influential fellow Republican by mocking his physical sta…
Food and drug chief Gottlieb skirts health secretary talk, says most effective at FDA
(Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, considered a potential successor to recently departed Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, said on Tuesday he believed he could best serve the Trump administration in …
