Texas governor signs bill to limit insurance coverage for abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican governor of Texas signed into law on Tuesday a measure that will restrict insurance coverage for abortions, compelling women to buy a supplemental plan if they want coverage for the procedure.
Trump infrastructure push rolls back environmental rules
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rolled back rules regarding environmental reviews and restrictions on government-funded building projects in flood-prone areas as part of his proposal to spend $1 trillion to fix ag…
House tax chairman confident on reform, others less so
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top tax law writer in the U.S. House of Representatives insisted on Tuesday that tax reform will happen this year, despite concerns among some experts that a tax code overhaul could drag into 2018, or even collapse altogether…
Trump-backed candidate for Senate heads to Alabama run-off
(Reuters) – A Republican candidate backed by President Donald Trump for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama is expected to finish a distant second in a primary election on Tuesday, but will still have enough votes to advance to a run-off, local news projec…
Trump blames ‘both sides’ for Virginia violence as many Republicans balk
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump inflamed tension after a deadly rally by white nationalists in Virginia by insisting that counter protesters were also to blame, drawing condemnation from some Republican leaders and praise fr…
China says it will defend interests if U.S. harms trade ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will take action to defend its interests if the United States damages trade ties, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump authorized an inquiry into China’s alleged theft of intellectual pro…
U.S. auto safety advocacy group names Obama-era official to top post
(Reuters) – U.S. auto safety advocacy group Center for Auto Safety has appointed an official with a track record in federal government consumer protection agencies as its new executive director, the industry body said on Tuesday.
Trump to sign executive order Tuesday on infrastructure projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday “establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure projects,” the White House said in a statement on Mo…
Trump orders probe of China’s intellectual property practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday authorized an inquiry into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property in the first direct trade measure by his administration against Beijing, but one that is unlikely to prompt near-term chan…
California sues Trump administration over sanctuary policy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so-called sanctuary cities, continuing a legal counterattack by Democrats against President Donald Trump’s ad…
