Illinois fights potential hike in disabled care funding
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois fought on Friday against a potential court order it contends could cost the state, which just ended an unprecedented budget impasse, as much as an additional $1 billion annually to care for developmentally disabled people.
House Republicans push for contempt charges against CFPB director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing to hold Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray in contempt of Congress for refusing to respond sufficiently to congressional subpoenas.
Interior Department watchdog to investigate threat to Alaska senator on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Interior Department’s inspector general said it would investigate a reported threat by the agency’s head, Ryan Zinke, against Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski’s state of Alaska last week over her opposition to her party’s ef…
White House considers lower deduction for U.S. homeowners: Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering reducing the annual $1 million mortgage deduction cap for U.S. homeowners as a part of its broader tax reform, despite earlier promises to protect the tax advantage, Politico reported on Fr…
U.S. aims for U.N. vote on Saturday on new North Korea sanctions: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is aiming for a United Nations Security Council vote on Saturday to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea over its two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in July, diplomats said on Friday.
Trump administration goes on attack against leakers, journalists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, taking up an issue that has infuriated Republican President Donald Trump, went on the attack against leaks on Friday, warning of a possible crackdown both on reporters and their sources inside…
With military discipline imposed, Trump getting more time for decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s choice of a general as chief of staff has quickly brought more order to the White House and is giving the president more time to ponder decisions as he tries to bounce back from a rocky six months with no major leg…
U.S. may soon expand U.N. talks on North Korea sanctions, signaling China deal: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States could shortly broaden talks on a push for stronger U.N. sanctions on North Korea to include all 15 Security Council members, signaling a likely deal with China on new measures, diplomats said on Thursday.
Kremlin agrees with Trump that bilateral ties ‘at very dangerous low’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday it fully agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump who said in a Twitter message that Washington’s “relationship with Russia is at an all-time and very dangerous low”.
U.S. Vice President Pence’s hawkish tone on Russia contrasts with Trump approach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump scolded U.S. lawmakers on Thursday for clamping down on Moscow with new sanctions, his message clashed with the one that Vice President Mike Pence pushed during a four-day trip this week to Eastern Eur…
