States file lawsuit challenging Trump decision on Dreamers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fifteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to end protections and benefits for young people who were brought into the United States illegally as children.
Trump Jr. to testify privately to Senate committee on Thursday: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., on Thursday will testify privately to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is looking into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, Senate aides said o…
Trump backs Democrats on debt limit in rare bipartisan deal
WASHINGTON (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 blindsiding fellow Republ…
Oklahoma governor plans special session to fix budget shortfall
(Reuters) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin plans to call a special legislative session to fill a budget shortfall of $215 million tied to cigarette sales, according to a statement issued by her office on Wednesday.
Massachusetts ballot initiative on president tax return passes hurdle
BOSTON (Reuters) – A proposed Massachusetts ballot initiative that would allow voters to require U.S. presidential candidates to release their tax returns cleared a key hurdle on Wednesday, as state lawmakers mulled a similar bill after President Donal…
Trump Justice Department civil rights nominee denounces neo-Nazis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division denounced white hate groups on Wednesday and pledged to support the agency’s investigation into the murder of a woman by a man believed …
Siding with Democrats, Trump agrees to three-month debt-limit rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, siding with Democrats over his fellow Republicans, said he agreed on Wednesday with lawmakers to pass an extension of the U.S. debt limit until Dec. 15, potentially avoiding an unprecedented default on U.S…
House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles.
U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles.
Trump administration, states headed for showdown over fuel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration and major U.S. states appear to be headed for a showdown over landmark rules aimed at doubling the fuel efficiency of vehicles sold in the United States.
