U.S. states hit back at EPA chief over climate rule guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic state officials blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for telling governors in what they describe as a “legally incorrect” letter in March that they do not need to comply with a major climate cha…
U.S. states hit back at EPA chief over climate rule guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic state officials blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for telling governors in what they describe as a “legally incorrect” letter in March that they do not need to comply with a major climate cha…
Judge blocks provisions in Texas law punishing ‘sanctuary cities’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked sections of a Texas law intended to punish so-called “sanctuary cities”, regarded as soft on immigration, in a ruling handed down two days before the law was due to come into effect.
Top advisers in more displays of disagreement with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis openly differed with his commander in chief over North Korea on Wednesday, the latest example of a once-rare public display of disagreement by top U.S. aides that has become more frequent under Presid…
Top advisers in more displays of disagreement with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis openly differed with his commander in chief over North Korea on Wednesday, the latest example of a once-rare public display of disagreement by top U.S. aides that has become more frequent under Presid…
Mueller, New York attorney general cooperating on Manafort probe: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, Politico r…
Financial firms fear turmoil over fraught U.S. debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Financial firms are sounding alarm bells and dusting off contingency plans over fears an increasingly dysfunctional U.S. Congress may fail to reach a deal to raise the country’s debt limit.
White House wants to help states, cities offload infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration told state and local officials on Wednesday that it will use its infrastructure plan to create incentives for the private sector to finance or take over public entities like bridges, t…
Pentagon notified U.S. Congress of $593 million military sale to Nigeria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has notified the U.S. Congress of the sale to Nigeria of 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons worth $593 million, which the West African country wants for its fight against the militant group Boko Haram.
Interior Department watchdog drops probe of threat to Alaska senator on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Interior Department’s inspector general said it dropped a probe into a reported threat by the agency’s head, Ryan Zinke, to Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to harm her state over her opposition to her party’s effo…
