Trump says DACA recipients should not worry about status
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Youths who were brought to the United States illegally and gained protection under the Obama administration should not worry about their immigration status during the next six months before the program ends, U.S. President Donald…
House Speaker Ryan expects tax plan this fall: NYT interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he expects to unveil a proposal for overhauling the federal tax code this fall and to get legislation passed by the end of the year that includes a lower corporate …
Mnuchin says tax overhaul still in sight for 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Comprehensive reform of the U.S. tax code is still likely to pass by the end of 2017 despite the government spending deal President Donald Trump struck with Democrats, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday.
Trump says he will get into ‘great detail’ on tax reform in next two weeks
MANDAN, N.D. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would get into “great detail” in the next two weeks on his U.S. tax reform plan, which has been short on specifics, even after months of discussions among administration and cong…
Trump sides with Democrats on debt limit in rare bipartisan deal
WASHINGTON/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump forged a surprising deal with Democrats in Congress on Wednesday to extend the U.S. debt limit and provide government funding until Dec. 15, embracing his political adversaries and blin…
Facebook says likely Russian-based operation funded U.S. ads with political message
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had found that an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of U.S. ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May.
Trump call for immigration legislation sparks Republican interest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s call to the U.S. Congress to pass protections for some undocumented immigrants is stirring interest among his fellow Republicans in Congress, despite the party’s longstanding divisions over immigration that were on display on Wednesday.
Trump’s antitrust pick meets with Elizabeth Warren: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, met on Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, where she pressed him on political interference in antitrust and lob…
Trump Jr. to testify privately to Senate committee on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., will testify privately to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as it investigates allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Trump, his party: an American odd couple
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday, he went out of his way to praise Democratic congressional leaders he had met earlier at the White House. He failed to mention Mitch McConnell or Paul R…
