Two Republican senators join opposition to revised healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee announced their opposition on Monday to a revised Republican healthcare bill, delivering a serious blow to the legislation.
Corporate tax reform negotiators aim above Trump’s 15 percent pledge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump campaigned on cutting the U.S. corporate tax rate to 15 percent, but administration officials said on Monday negotiators engaged in closed-door talks are now shooting for a little over 20 percent because th…
Illinois governor to block Chicago schools’ funding boost
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said on Monday he intends to block money earmarked for Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) teacher pensions under recent legislation because he feels it is too much of a “bailout” for a badly managed system….
Trump vows to protect ‘Made in America’ products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump promised on Monday he would take more legal and regulatory steps during the next six months to protect American manufacturers, lashing out against trade deals and trade practices he said have hurt U.S. comp…
Texas business leaders call on lawmakers to drop ‘bathroom bill’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A group of Texas business leaders urged state lawmakers on Monday to abandon plans to pass a bill to restrict bathroom access for transgender people, calling such a measure bad for the economy.
Republican push to end Obamacare collapses in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican efforts to overhaul or repeal Obamacare collapsed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, dealing a sharp setback to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s seven-year quest to kill former President Barack Obama’s sig…
U.S. makes lower trade deficit top priority in NAFTA talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday launched the first salvo in the renegotiation of the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying its top priority for the talks was shrinking the U.S. trade deficit with Canada and …
Grandmas, grandpas from travel ban states now welcome: U.S. cable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Grandparents of U.S. citizens from six Muslim-majority countries are now eligible to receive U.S. visas, according to a State Department memo seen by Reuters that reflects the latest court ruling on U.S. President Donald Trump’s …
U.S. appeals court upholds gag orders on FBI data surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday upheld nondisclosure rules that allow the FBI to secretly issue surveillance orders for customer data to communications firms, a ruling that dealt a blow to privacy advocates.
Threatening note left at senator’s office amid healthcare debate
(Reuters) – A threatening note was left over the weekend at the Las Vegas office of a Republican U.S. senator from Nevada who may cast a decisive vote over a healthcare bill aimed at dismantling Obamacare, police said on Monday.
