U.S. Treasury outlines sweeping blueprint to reform capital markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday unveiled a blueprint for sweeping reforms of the U.S. capital markets as it looks to implement Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda to promote economic growth by slashing red tape.
Help wanted: Staff shortages under Trump slow policy changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of government employees file in and out of the U.S. agency for auto safety in Washington every working day, investigating potentially dangerous vehicles and managing a $900 million annual budget.
Discord among Republicans already weighs on Trump’s tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Disagreement among U.S. congressional Republicans is already swirling around a tax cut plan unveiled days ago by President Donald Trump, who has proposed repealing the tax on inheritances and eliminating a deduction for state and…
U.S. special counsel’s investigators met author of ‘Trump dossier’: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former British spy who compiled a dossier with allegations that Russia helped Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has met with investigators working for the special counsel on the case, a source familiar with th…
In meeting with military, Trump talks of ‘calm before the storm’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After discussing Iran and North Korea with U.S. military leaders on Thursday, President Donald Trump posed for a photo with them before dinner and declared the moment “the calm before the storm.”
White House chief of staff’s personal cellphone compromised: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials believe Chief of Staff John Kelly’s personal cellphone was compromised, raising concerns that hackers or foreign governments may have had access to data on the phone, Politico reported on Thursday.
Trump picks coal lobbyist for EPA deputy role, drawing mixed reaction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday named Andrew Wheeler, a coal industry lobbyist and former congressional staffer, as his pick for deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, prompting contrasting reactions…
U.S. congressman to resign after report alleged he asked woman to have an abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Representative Tim Murphy will resign from Congress on Oct. 21, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday, following a report alleging that Murphy had asked a woman with whom he was having an affair to get an abort…
Social media executives to testify Nov. 1 about Russia and U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Executives from Facebook Inc , Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have been asked to testify about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election before a House of Representatives panel on Nov. 1, a congressional aide said on Th…
Treasury watchdog finds Mnuchin’s private jet trips broke no law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior lawyer at the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Inspector General said on Thursday he found “no violation of law” in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s use of private jets for seven official trips, but called for…
