U.S. senator urges DOJ to reject any White House push in merger probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate antitrust panel, sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Friday urging that it reject any effort by the White House to inject politics into merger investigations.
Senior Republican lawmaker wants more sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Republican lawmaker filed legislation on Friday that would sanction Russia for its violations of a decades-old arms control agreement, calling them a threat to global stability.
The Trump economy in seven charts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During his campaign and first months in office, President Donald Trump set a number of explicit economic goals like boosting annual growth in gross domestic product to 3 percent, and promised to expand manufacturing employment an…
U.S. appeals court denies Hawaii bid to narrow Trump travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected Hawaii’s request to issue an emergency order blocking parts of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban while the state sought clarification over what groups of people would be barr…
Trump’s voter fraud panel to meet as U.S. states’ refusals mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate possible election fraud will convene this month, a government notice said on Friday, as more U.S. states have refused to hand over at least some voter data.
U.S. taps ex-envoy to NATO to resolve Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday he had chosen an envoy to lead U.S. diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis, adding that he had moved to fill the position at the urging of Russia’s leader.
Illinois lawmakers override vetoes to enact first budget in two years
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois ended its historic budget drought on Thursday after the House of Representatives enacted the state’s first complete spending plan since 2015 by overriding the governor’s vetoes.
Congress must shore up insurance markets if Obamacare repeal fails: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that Congress must act to shore up private health insurance markets if it fails to repeal Obamacare, comments seen as providing a pathway to a bipartisan deal to fix …
Seven U.S. states still without budgets a week into new fiscal year
(Reuters) – Seven U.S. states are still without budgets, nearly a week into the new fiscal year that started July 1.
U.S., China to meet in Washington on July 19 for economic talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet to discuss bilateral economic issues this month after threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to use trade to pressure Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea’s weapons programs, a U.S…
