Under Trump, future of U.S. nuclear arsenal slowly taking shape
JULIETT-01 MISSILE ALERT FACILITY (Reuters) – About 70 feet (21 m) below ground, in a shielded military capsule that can launch nuclear missiles, 23-year-old 2nd Lieutenant Tia Hewuse is concerned that Americans have the mistaken impression that her mi…
Trump proposes linking immigration cuts to protecting ‘Dreamers’: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged linking a Republican bill to cut legal immigration to the United States with a measure protecting immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, said a U.S. lawmaker who attended a White Hou…
Trump says rich might pay more in taxes, talks with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that taxes on rich Americans might rise, as he pursues a tax code overhaul and reaches out to both Democrats and Republicans in a push to win support for a plan still far from complete.
Hoping to change his luck in Congress, Trump turns to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh off striking a budget deal with Democrats, Donald Trump is toning down his rhetoric and looking to cut deals on such American hot-button issues as immigration and tax reform in search of a much-needed legislative victory.
With or without Democratic director, U.S. consumer watchdog to be weakened
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Whether or not Richard Cordray stays as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) until his term ends in July, the agency’s ability to rein in Wall Street will be severely weakened, political insiders, lawyers and consumer advocates said.
Liberal, conservative lawmakers offer opposing U.S. healthcare ideas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators unveiled two opposing visions of a healthcare system in the United States on Wednesday – leading liberals advocating government insurance for all and several Republicans proposing an eleventh-hour repeal of Obamaca…
Democrats ask Trump administration to consult on refugee decision
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two high-ranking Democrats in the U.S. Senate asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to provide information on any plans to cut refugee admissions to historically low levels, saying Congress had not yet been consult…
Two Democratic senators threaten to hold up Trump EPA nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Democratic senators said on Wednesday they may hold up the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency nominee Susan Bodine until she explains her advisory role at the agency, which may violate fe…
U.S. will not issue some visas in four nations in deportation crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to depo…
Democrats probe whether Flynn pushed nuclear project as Trump aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers are investigating whether retired U.S. General Michael Flynn secretly promoted a U.S.-Russian project to build dozens of nuclear reactors in the Middle East after becoming President Donald Trump’s first natio…
