EPA workforce shrinking to Reagan-era levels: agency official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The workforce at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is on course to fall to its lowest level since Ronald Reagan was president, an agency official said on Tuesday.
‘Dreamer’ issue adds to packed U.S. congressional agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress, back from vacation on Tuesday, already had its plate full with urgent fiscal and disaster relief issues when President Donald Trump saddled it with deciding the fate of people brought illegally to the United St…
U.S. House panel issues subpoenas to Justice Department over Trump dossier: Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee has issued subpoenas to the Justice Department and FBI for documents related to a dossier that alleged Russia collected compromising material on Donald Trump, the panel’s top Democrat said on…
In North Dakota, Trump finds Democrat willing to explore tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has found at least one Democrat willing to entertain his tax reform pitch: Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, who plans to travel with him on Air Force One on Wednesday to a tax event in her home …
‘Dreamer’ issue adds to packed congressional agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress, back from vacation on Tuesday, already had its plate full with urgent fiscal and disaster relief issues when President Donald Trump saddled it with deciding the fate of people brought illegally to the United St…
U.S. House approves bill to preserve insurance expert on regulatory panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives easily approved legislation on Tuesday that would ensure a key regulatory panel would be able to retain expertise on the insurance industry.
Trump’s trade adviser says hopes to reach trade deal with South Korea
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser expressed optimism on Tuesday about reaching agreement on a revised free trade pact with South Korea, days after Trump suggested scrapping the deal with a key American a…
Trump ends ‘Dreamer’ immigration program, places onus on Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era program that protects from deportation immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children, delaying implementation until March and giving a gridlocked Congress …
U.S. lawmakers, business urge Trump not to scrap South Korea trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and America’s biggest business lobby urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday not to scrap a free trade agreement with longstanding ally South Korea, especially at a time of heightened tensions over North Korea’s nu…
Trump pulls plug on ‘Dreamer’ immigration program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era program that protects from deportation immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children, delaying implementation until March and giving Congress six months to…
