House panel wants Google, Facebook, AT&T CEOs to testify on internet rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday asked chief executives from companies representing the two sides of the net neutrality debate, including Alphabet, Facebook, AT&T and Verizon, to testify at a Sept. 7 hearing.
U.S. senators seek ban on pesticide chlorpyrifos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of Democratic senators hopes to ban a pesticide the U.S. government has greenlighted for use, according to a bill unveiled on Tuesday in a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump’s push to loosen environmental regula…
Trump call for Clinton investigation ‘highly inappropriate’: top senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is “highly inappropriate” and threatens to erode the separation between law and politics, a leading Republica…
Senate committee issues subpoena for Manafort: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel has issued a subpoena to force Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, to appear at a hearing on Wednesday as part of its probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election….
Trump praises work on British trade deal, says EU ‘protectionist’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised ongoing work on a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain while sharply criticizing the European Union’s trade relationship with the United States.
Trump, without evidence, cites Ukraine ties to ex-rival Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. election and raised questions, without offering evidence, about Ukrainian support for his Democratic presidentia…
Russian banker who met Trump son-in-law not acting on our orders: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior Russian banker who met President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, did not do so on the Kremlin’s orders, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
House seen passing Russia sanctions bill limiting Trump’s power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump’s hopes of pursuing improve…
Senate advances on healthcare, with dramatic return by McCain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly agreed on Tuesday to open debate on a bill to end Obamacare, but the party’s seven-year effort to roll back Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law still faces significant hur…
U.S. judge halts deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge in Michigan halted on Monday the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals from the United States, the latest legal victory for the Iraqi nationals facing deportation in a closely watched case.
