Trump to begin tax reform push next week, White House adviser tells FT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a major push next week to convince the public of the need for tax reform, shifting his focus to fiscal policy in an effort to win a big legislative victory by the end of the year, The Financ…
U.S. state election officials still in the dark on Russian hacking
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – The federal government has not notified U.S. state election officials if their voting systems were targeted by suspected Russian hackers during the 2016 presidential campaign, and the information will likely never be made pu…
Trump calls Egypt’s Sisi, says keen to overcome obstacles
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen to overcome any obstacles in the way of cooperation, just days after the U.S. said it would withhold some financial aid to Egy…
U.S. court rejects bid to throw out Maryland electoral map
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Thursday rejected a bid by Republican voters to throw out congressional districts drawn by Democratic lawmakers in Maryland.
House Speaker Ryan says rates must be permanent in tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday rejected speculation that future tax legislation could include temporary tax cuts for businesses, saying macro-economic elements of tax reform including rates must be pe…
U.S. agency to recommend scaling back some national monuments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Thursday he has sent recommendations from his review of more than two dozen national monuments to President Donald Trump, indicating that some could be scaled back to allow for more hunt…
Trump blames fellow Republican leaders for debt ceiling ‘mess’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump picked a new fight on Thursday with his fellow Republicans, saying congressional leaders could have avoided a “mess” over raising the U.S. debt ceiling if they had taken his advice.
U.S. Energy Department grid study calls for boost to coal, nuclear power
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. Energy Department report calls for incentives to boost coal-fired and nuclear power plants following a slew of closures that it said undermined reliable sources of electricity.
Trump says debt ceiling ‘mess’ could have been avoided: Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Thursday that a legislative “mess” could have been avoided if Republican congressional leaders had followed his advice to tie debt ceiling legislation to a veterans affairs bill.
Kushner stresses Trump’s Mideast peace optimism but details scant
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump remains committed and optimistic about achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, his son-in-law and senior adviser told the sides on Thursday during his first visit to the region since last month’s surge of …
