U.S. Senate panel approves self-driving car legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls, barring states from imposing regulatory road blocks.
Tillerson says will give Trump several options on Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will give President Donald Trump several options regarding the Iran nuclear deal ahead of the Oct. 15 deadline to certify whether Tehran is complying with the pact, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said …
Russia Facebook ads targeted more than two states: Senate intelligence chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Wednesday that Facebook ads bought by Russia-linked entities targeted more than just Michigan and Wisconsin, the two states listed in med…
Tillerson weighed quitting in July amid tensions with Trump: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other top officials intervened to persuade Secretary of State Rex Tillerson not to resign during the summer as tensions rose between President Trump and the nation’s top diplomat, NBC News repor…
Obamacare sign-up challenge: proving the law is not dead
NOGALES, Arizona (Reuters) – More than two thousand miles away from the healthcare debate in Washington, President Donald Trump’s threats to let Obamacare collapse are sowing confusion about its fate and dampening 2018 enrollment expectations.
Whirlpool’s washer war is balancing act for Trump
Clyde, Ohio(Reuters) – In the middle of Whirlpool Corp’s bustling washer factory in northern Ohio there is an empty patch of concrete floor – a reminder of a $60 million expansion plan the appliance maker says fell victim to unfair foreign competition….
Trump tax plan expends recession-fighting U.S. business tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s tax plan would let U.S. companies take bigger, faster deductions on capital investments, a step some experts said would deplete Washington’s policy arsenal by using up a tax break normally reserved for fi…
Warren Buffett, Larry Fink criticize Trump tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan came under new criticism on Tuesday from two towering Wall Street figures, including billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who called into question a Republican drive to slash the U.S. corp…
Justice Department names new acting head of drug enforcement agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it tapped Robert Patterson, a career investigator, to temporarily lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, after the drug office’s previous acting chief stepped down.
U.S. expels 15 Cuban diplomats, fuelling tensions with Havana
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday expelled 15 Cuban diplomats to protest Cuba’s failure to protect staff at the U.S. embassy in Havana from a mysterious spate of health “attacks,” spurring new tensions between the former…
