For Trump, the honeymoon with Putin may be finally over
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin tossed President-elect Donald Trump a bouquet in December when he chose not to retaliate for the U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats and seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds.
Union cheers as trucks kept out of U.S. self-driving legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Teamsters union on Friday praised House lawmakers for keeping self-driving commercial trucks out of a proposed bill aimed at speeding deployment of the advanced technology for cars.
Alien Donald Trump appears on Mexico City billboard
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A massive image of U.S. President Donald Trump as an alien intruder now towers above one of the busiest roads in Mexico City urging motorists to “Make America Great Again.”
Hundreds of counties at risk for no Obamacare insurer in 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming months.
Struggling to govern, Trump faces growing Republican unease
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As fellow Republicans labored to repeal Obamacare this week, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly swerved off-topic, escalating concerns in his party about his ability to govern the country six months after taking office.
Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job on Friday, installing retired General John Kelly in his place in a major shake-up of his top team.
U.S. government delays Obama earnings-stripping rule deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday gave companies an extra year to comply with an Obama-era regulation meant to crack down on corporations that try to minimize their U.S. tax bills by shifting profits abroad to countries with lower ta…
U.S. lawmakers expect more sanctions on Venezuela over vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. lawmakers said on Friday they expected Washington would announce more sanctions on Venezuela if its government proceeds with an effort to elect a legislative body that critics call a plan to create a dictatorship….
Senator Warren calls on Fed to remove Wells Fargo board members
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren called on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to remove members of Wells Fargo & Co’s board after revelations the company improperly charged customers for auto insurance.
Massachusetts governor signs bill hiking tax on recreational pot
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Friday signed a bill raising the tax on retail sales of recreational marijuana to 20 percent, up from the 12 percent rate proposed in a successful 2016 ballot initiative.
