Trump shows interest in bipartisan tax reform as Obamacare repeal collapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday he wants bipartisan cooperation on tax reform, as pressure on him to produce a legislative victory on any front escalated with the collapse of the latest Republican push to re…
U.S. Senate plans to vote on FCC chairman tenure this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday moved to force the Senate to vote later this week on the nomination of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to serve another five-year term.
Republican Senator Corker will not seek re-election next year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, the influential Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday he will not run for re-election for a third Senate term next year.
Republicans fail again to kill off Obamacare in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare fell apart in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the second time in two months in a serious defeat for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
Trump urges NFL to ban players kneeling during anthem
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his fight with the National Football League on Tuesday, calling on the league to ban players from kneeling in protest at games while the national anthem is played.
Trump expected to set U.S. refugee cap at 45,000: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to cap the number of refugees admitted to the United States in the coming year at 45,000, two people with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday, and advocates said this historically low level is…
Trump vows big tax cut for U.S. middle class, plan awaited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a forthcoming tax reform plan would cut taxes “tremendously” for the middle class, as Republican conservatives said they could accept big revenue losses in exchange for aggressive tax c…
Trump ally Stone denies collusion with Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican political consultant Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, flatly denied allegations of collusion between the president’s associates and Russia during the 2016 U.S. election in a meeting with lawmaker…
Obamacare repeal in U.S. Senate collapses as Republicans falter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare collapsed in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as the party was unable to win enough support from its own senators for a bill to repeal the healthcare reform law.
Students protest U.S. Attorney General speech at Georgetown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Students and faculty at Georgetown Law School gathered on Tuesday to protest that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was delivering an address about the right of free speech on college campuses to an invitation-only audience wit…
