Senate to vote on healthcare bill next week: Republican leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would vote on a bill to roll back Obamacare next week and then move on to other legislative business.
Prosecutors argue against prison time for New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ mastermind
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mastermind of the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal that helped torpedo New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s presidential bid should not be sentenced to prison due to his cooperation, U.S. prosecutors said in a court document f…
EPA chief wants scientists to debate climate on TV
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the early stages of launching a debate about climate change that could air on television – challenging scientists to prove the widespread view that global warming is a serious threat, the head of the agency said.
Trump calls son ‘high-quality person,’ applauds his transparency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump called his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., a “high-quality person” on Tuesday after disclosures about the latter’s meeting last year with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have inf…
Trump Jr. emails suggest he welcomed Russian help against Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic White House rival Hillary Clinton as part of Moscow’s o…
U.S. senator seeks legislation to undo ban on arbitration clauses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton said on Tuesday he has begun the legislative process to eliminate a new ban on mandatory arbitration clauses established by a government regulator.
Russian lawyer denies having Clinton dirt, Kremlin ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign said on Tuesday she had no Kremlin ties and wanted to discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian officials, not Democratic candidate Hillary Clint…
House panel to unveil self-driving car legislation soon: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans expect to introduce bills later this week that would bar states from setting their own rules for self-driving cars and take other steps to remove obstacles to putting such vehicles on the road, a spokeswoma…
Seattle lawmakers pass tax on highest earners; mayor eager to be sued
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s city council unanimously passed a pioneering income tax on the city’s highest earners on Monday, a measure that has become a clarion call for Democrats there even though it is likely to face a swift legal challenge over vi…
Trump Jr. told Russian government behind effort to help father’s campaign: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr. was told prior to meeting a Russian lawyer whom he believed had information damaging to Hillary Clinton that the material was part of a Russian government effort to help his father’s presidential campaign, the Ne…
