Sierra Club sues U.S. Energy Department over power grid study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental group the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Energy Department on Monday in hopes of forcing it to reveal the groups it has consulted in conducting an eagerly awaited study on the electricity grid.
Three CEOs resign from Trump council over Charlottesville
(Reuters) – The chief executives of Intel Corp, Merck & Co Inc and Under Armour Inc resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council on Monday, following Trump’s initially tepid response to weekend violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Texas ‘bathroom bills’ stall in special legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas measures to restrict access for transgender people to bathrooms in schools and public buildings appear doomed after moderate Republican powerbrokers blocked the bills and hundreds of businesses opposed them.
U.S. tax change proposals anger builders, realtors, charities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With U.S. Congress members focused during their August recess on finding ways to lower the corporate tax rate, industry groups and other sectors of society are gearing up to fight proposed changes to the personal income tax.
Trump’s NAFTA autos goals to collide with industry as talks start
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has set a collision course with the auto industry as it launches renegotiations of the 23-year-old NAFTA trade pact this week, aiming to shrink a growing trade deficit with Mexico and tighten the rules of…
With budget cuts looming, U.S. aid chief vows to do more with less
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing potentially deep budget cuts to U.S. foreign aid, new USAID administrator Mark Green says he needs to do more with less and prove to President Donald Trump that development assistance can further his “America First” agenda…
President Trump’s reelection campaign releases television ad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign released its first television advertisement on Sunday, a 30-second spot that attacks Democrats and touts the accomplishments of his first seven months in office.
In Alabama’s Senate race, contenders fight over who is Trump’s biggest fan
(Reuters) – At first glance, U.S. Representative Mo Brooks seems exactly the kind of candidate President Donald Trump would love to see win Tuesday’s Republican primary election for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Charlottesville violence tests Trump’s presidential mettle
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – For President Donald Trump, this was the week when the real world began to intrude upon his presidency.
Russia probe counsel wants to interview senior White House officials: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The special counsel investigating whether Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign wants to speak with current and former senior White House officials, the N…
