NFL owners to mull anthem rules as Trump ups protest criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NFL team owners will consider requiring football players to stand for the U.S. national anthem after President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested using tax laws to penalize the league for players who kneel in protest of racial inj…
Trump says he’s likely to sign healthcare order this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he likely will sign an order this week that is expected to allow Americans to buy stripped-down health insurance policies, a step some experts say would further undermine the Obamacare law t…
U.S. chamber warns of ‘existential threat’ to NAFTA
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most powerful U.S. business lobby accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of making “poison pill proposals” to sabotage talks aimed at modernizing NAFTA, as negotiators began gathering in Washington for fresh …
Tiff with Corker won’t hurt tax push, plan changes coming: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his Twitter dispute with Republican Senator Bob Corker would not harm his administration’s and congressional Republicans’ push to overhaul the tax code and vowed to strengthen the party…
Trump says likely to sign new healthcare order this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would sign a measure, likely this week, to allow people in the United States to buy healthcare across state lines.
Trump says dispute with Corker will not affect tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not think his Twitter dispute with Republican Senator Bob Corker would affect his administration’s effort to pass tax reform.
Trump plays tax card in fight over NFL anthem protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the National Football League should not be given tax breaks, stepping up his criticism of the world’s top-grossing sports league over silent player protests at games against racial inju…
Turkey’s Erdogan blames U.S. envoy for diplomatic crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan blamed the U.S. ambassador to Turkey on Tuesday for a diplomatic crisis between the two countries and said Ankara no longer considered him Washington’s envoy.
Trump says sets measure to punish companies that outsource
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he has prepared an “economic-development” measure that would punish companies that globally outsource jobs.
U.S. small-cap firms look to spend tax savings on tech, not jobs
NEW YORK(Reuters) – A Texas-based chain of strip clubs would go on a buying spree. A growing technology company would move fewer jobs overseas. And a regional bank would boost its spending on cybersecurity.
