Commerce’s Ross to lead trade mission on Trump’s China visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will lead a trade mission to China in mid-November as part of President Donald Trump’s first visit there, the Commerce Department said in a notice posted on its website.
Top Senate Republican on taxes says ‘Big Six’ won’t dictate reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s top Republican tax law writer warned on Thursday that the “Big Six” negotiators from the White House, Senate and House of Representatives would not dictate to his committee the direction of expected tax reform l…
Pelosi says she trusts Trump’s sincerity on protecting Dreamers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she trusted President Donald Trump’s sincerity in working to protect so-called Dreamers brought to this country illegally and that the effort to shield this group …
Trump says ‘fairly close’ to deal with Democrats on immigration issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he and lawmakers are close to a deal on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, but stressed any such deal would need to include border security me…
Top Senate Republican on tax says ‘Big Six’ won’t dictate tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s top Republican on tax policy warned on Thursday that the “Big Six” tax negotiators from the White House, Senate and House of Representatives would not dictate the direction of expected tax reform legislation to …
Colombia defends anti-drug efforts after Trump critique
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia on Thursday defended its anti-narcotics efforts after U.S. President Donald Trump said he considered downgrading the country in a White House assessment because of an uptick in the cultivation of coca, the base ingredient fo…
Trump says no deal on DACA, wants ‘massive’ border security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday any agreement on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children must be tied to border security and disputed Democratic congressional leaders w…
Trump says no deal on DACA, wants ‘big’ border security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said any move on illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children would have to be tied to security, disputing Democratic congressional leaders who said they had reached a deal w…
Democrats say Trump agrees to work on immigration bill, wall in dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress have agreed to work together on legislation to protect “Dreamers,” the illegal immigrants who were children when they entered the United States, the lawmakers sai…
Democratic leaders say Trump agrees to quick work on immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress have agreed to work together on legislation to protect “Dreamers,” the illegal immigrants who were children when they entered the United States, the lawmakers sai…