Trump expected to nominate Senate Democratic aide to be CFTC commissioner: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Senate Democratic aide Russ Behnam to be a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the ma…
In Trump’s Ohio bastion, supporters dismiss uproar over Donald Jr.
LITTLE HOCKING, Ohio (Reuters) – While revelations that Donald Trump Jr. welcomed Russian help in last year’s presidential election roil Washington, asking about it along southern Ohio’s Appalachian Highway can draw some pretty strange looks.
U.S. House Freedom Caucus wants tax reform plan before budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The conservative House Freedom Caucus threatened on Wednesday to block a fiscal 2018 budget resolution vital to tax reform, unless Republican leaders release a plan that slashes U.S. corporate taxes and doubles the standard deduc…
Trump on Putin: ‘we get along very, very well’ – CBN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit was a good sign and showed the two countries can work together on issues like the ceasefire in Syria where they …
Blumenthal asks antitrust pick to discuss White House role in AT&T deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Judiciary Committee, said on Wednesday that he asked President Donald Trump’s top antitrust pick to meet to discuss any contact he has had with the White House regarding AT&T’s plan to merge with Time Warner .
Trump’s pick to head bank regulator withdraws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to head a bank regulator has withdrawn his name from consideration.
Democrats introduce new bill on Russia and Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a new version of a Russia and Iran sanctions bill on Wednesday, hoping to send a message to President Donald Trump to maintain a strong line against Moscow.
Trump’s FBI pick vows independence, says Russia probe no ‘witch hunt’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, Christopher Wray, on Wednesday said he would refuse to pledge loyalty to Trump, rejected his description of the probe into Russian election meddling as a “witch hunt,” and vowed to q…
Trump says son is ‘innocent’ over emails about Russian campaign help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his eldest son as “innocent” following emails that showed Donald Trump Jr. welcomed Russian help against his father’s rival in the 2016 presidential election, deepening the contro…
MSNBC host leaving the Republican party, becoming an independent
(Reuters) – Co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and former Republican U.S. congressman Joe Scarborough said on Tuesday that he is leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent during an appearance on a late-night talk show.
