ITG’s Selway drops out of running for key SEC job
(Reuters) – Jamie Selway, the leading candidate to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets, has withdrawn his name from consideration, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Congress sends Trump disaster aid, debt limit increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to provide disaster aid, extend the debt ceiling and fund the federal government for three months on Friday, delivering on President Donald Trump’s surprising deal with Democratic…
Trump urges Republicans to start tax reform immediately: Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged fellow Republicans on Friday to begin work on tax reform legislation immediately, exhorting them to hurry up after two days in which he stunned members of his party with overtures to opposition D…
Defying Trump, Senate panel approves funding for U.N. climate body
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill on Thursday evening that includes $10 million to help fund the United Nations’ climate change body that oversees the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President Donal…
Trump DACA decision followed months of meetings involving senior Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin has had multiple conversations with Jared Kushner and other top White House officials about how to protect young immigrants known as “Dreamers” from deportation, the lawmaker said on Thursday.
Trump anger at Cohn raises doubts about his White House tenure: sources
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A newly fraying relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn has raised questions about how long Cohn will stay in his job, say two people with close ties to the White Hou…
Moderate Republican U.S. congressman Dent will not seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Charlie Dent, a seven-term moderate Republican from Pennsylvania who has been a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, said on Thursday he would not seek re-election next year.
U.S. consumer agency defends student loan reforms from Republican attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer financial watchdog on Thursday attempted to repel a Trump-administration attack on former President Barack Obama’s sweeping student loan reforms and defended itself against Republican attempts to weaken its powe…
Exclusive: Trump DACA decision followed months of meetings involving senior Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin has had multiple conversations with Jared Kushner and other top White House officials about how to protect young immigrants known as “Dreamers” from deportation, the lawmaker said on Thursday.
Trump’s son met Russian lawyer for damaging information on Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s eldest son told Senate investigators on Thursday that he had set up a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer because she might have had damaging information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillar…
