Huntington Ingalls wins $2.8 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Inc is being awarded a $2.8 billion cost-plus-incentive fee contract for USS George Washington refueling complex overhaul, the Pentagon said on Friday.
House speaker urges Trump not to scrap ‘Dreamers’ immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan urged President Donald Trump on Friday not to rescind an Obama-era program that protects immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children, as more Republicans lined up agai…
White House retreats from government shutdown threat: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has signaled to congressional Republican leaders that it has pulled back from U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the government if a border wall with Mexico is not funded, the Washington Post report…
Trump: decision on immigrant children coming Friday or this weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, who is considering ending a program that allowed young immigrants who came to the United States with their parents illegally to stay in the country, said he would have a decision on the issue later on Frid…
Trump’s tougher immigration policy extends to workers post-Harvey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration, in line with its tough immigration policy, is keeping red tape in place that could make it harder for immigrants in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to find jobs with contractors, a decision critics say…
House Speaker Ryan says Trump should not rescind immigration program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday President Donald Trump should not rescind an Obama-era program that protects immigrants who entered the country illegally as children, adding that Congress needs to a…
House Speaker Ryan plans Harvey aid ‘installments’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday that lawmakers will replenish a federal disaster relief fund to keep federal aid flowing to Hurricane Harvey victims but that full assistance will come from Congress …
New Jersey Senator Menendez fails to win breaks in corruption trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected Senator Robert Menendez’s request to allow breaks in his corruption trial beginning next Wednesday so the New Jersey Democrat could travel to Washington to cast critical Senate votes.
Treasury watchdog reviewing Mnuchin’s solar eclipse trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal watchdog said on Friday it was reviewing the circumstances surrounding U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s controversial flight last month to Kentucky, where he spoke to business leaders and viewed the solar eclips…
Russia, digesting U.S. diplomatic retaliation, pledges ‘harsh’ response
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it would respond harshly to any U.S. measures designed to hurt it, a day after the United States told Moscow to close its San Francisco consulate and buildings in Washington and New York.
