Trump drops plan to create infrastructure council: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to create an infrastructure advisory council, the White House said on Thursday, the day after two other advisory groups were dismantled over the furor caused by Trump’s remarks on w…
Trump’s attacks could leave him friendless if impeachment comes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Republican senators, an approach he may regret if he is someday impeached and the Senate has to weigh charges against him stemming from an investigation into Russian meddling i…
Republican senator says Trump yet to demonstrate needed stability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Bob Corker, unleashing one of the most pointed attacks from a Republican official on President Donald Trump, said on Thursday the president had not yet shown the “stability and competence” the United States needs, nor an …
U.S. House Democratic leader Pelosi calls for Confederate statue removal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday joined calls for the immediate removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol, shortly after President Donald Trump expressed regret over statues and monuments being rem…
House Democrats launch probe into MS drug pricing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. House Democrats said on Thursday they were launching an investigation into why prices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatments have nearly quintupled since 2004, and they sent letters requesting information from seven drugmakers…
Trump mulling lifting status of Cyber Command: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is close to making a decision to elevate the status of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders and tackle adversaries, curre…
Trump adviser Cohn to remain as talk swirls of White House departures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Economic Adviser Gary Cohn is remaining in his post, a White House official said on Thursday, after speculation earlier in the day of Cohn’s possible departure rattled the U.S. stock market and the dollar.
Fellow Republicans assail Trump after he defends Confederate monuments
(Corrects Corker quote in paragraph 4 of Aug. 17 story to show he said “stability” not “ability,” error first appeared in Update 4)
Trump blasts Republican senator on ‘moral equivalency’ after Virginia attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday fired back at a critic in his own party who had denounced the president’s response to the Charlottesville, Virginia, attack, saying he had not drawn a “moral equivalency” between white hate groups and cou…
Wisconsin bill giving $3 billion incentives to Foxconn advances
(Reuters) – Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled state Assembly voted 59-30 on Thursday to approve a bill that paves the way for a $3 billion incentives package for a proposed liquid-crystal display plant by Taiwan’s Foxconn.
