New Senate Republicans healthcare bill already in trouble
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republican leaders released on Thursday a revised plan to dismantle the Obamacare law, but it drew criticism from senators on both sides of the political divide within the Republican party, indicating a treacherous path fo…
Massive copper mine tests Trump’s push to slash regulation
SUPERIOR, Arizona (Reuters) – Rio Tinto’s proposed Resolution Copper Mine in Arizona would tunnel 7,000 feet underground, where rocks radiate heat from the earth’s molten core. It would suck up enough water to supply a city and leave a crater a mile and a half wide and 1,000 feet deep.
Kid Rock hints online he will run for U.S. Senate
DETROIT (Reuters) – Recording star Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, hinted in website and social media messages on Wednesday that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018, promising a “major announcement” to c…
Exclusive: Trump says he does not fault son for meeting Russian lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not fault his son Donald Trump Jr. for meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election campaign and that he was unaware of the meeting until a few days ago….
Online ads offer legal option for U.S. election meddling
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The laws that prohibit foreign nationals from spending money to influence U.S. elections do not prevent them from lawfully buying some kinds of political ads on Facebook and other online networks, campaign finance lawyers said…
U.S. agency that could challenge Trump Jr. stalled by partisan politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. agency that could bring civil charges against Donald Trump, Jr. if it found he violated campaign finance laws by meeting with a Russian who purportedly had damaging information on Hillary Clinton is often gridlocked by p…
U.S. judge unlikely to remove block on Trump sanctuary city order
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was “very much inclined” to maintain a court order that blocks President Donald Trump’s administration from carrying out a policy designed to threaten federal funds to so-called sanctuary citi…
Trump’s Fed nominee has history of benefiting from bailouts
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to lead bank supervision at the Federal Reserve benefited from the government bailing out or rescuing two banks during the 2008 financial crisis, but that may not prevent his confirmation by a U.S. Senate contr…
Exclusive: Trump says he does not fault son for meeting Russian lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not fault his son Donald Trump Jr. for meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election campaign and he was unaware of the meeting until a few days ago.
Conservative groups urge lawmakers to gut climate programs in U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of 14 conservative groups urged U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to support an amendment to the House of Representatives’ annual defense bill that would prevent the Pentagon from implementing climate-change and green energ…
