U.S. House Dems reject Deutsche Bank privacy claim in Trump query
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. House Democrats rejected an assertion by Deutsche Bank that privacy laws prevent it from sharing information about President Donald Trump’s finances, as they investigate possible collusion between his campaign team and Russia…
Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill, but fate uncertain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would replace Obamacare with a plan that scales back aid to the poor and kills a tax on the wealthy, but the bill’s fate was quickly thrown into question as several se…
Under fire in Washington, Trump back in campaign mode in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, under siege in Washington, defended his record at a raucous political rally in Iowa on Wednesday, rejecting a Russia investigation as a witch hunt and saying he was succeeding against all odds…
White House aims to speed U.S. drone, wireless technologies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is bringing together drone makers, wireless companies and venture capitalists on Thursday to look at ways government can help speed new technologies to the marketplace.
Trump says ‘we have a great relationship with China’ after critical tweet
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States had a “great relationship with China” as he stood beside former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, the new U.S. ambassador to Beijing.
Bill proposes letting U.S. lawmakers carry guns anywhere except Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Warning that members of Congress have a “bull’s eye on our backs,” a U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday he had introduced a bill to make it legal for senators and representatives to carry guns anywhere in the country, except the U.S…
Republicans propose bill to privatize U.S. air traffic control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation Committee on Wednesday proposed legislation to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system and make other aviation changes, but it faces an uncertain future in C…
Draft Senate healthcare bill would link subsidies to income: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republicans would repeal most of the taxes that pay for Obamacare, roll back expanded Medicaid coverage under the healthcare law approved in 2010, reshape its subsidies, give states wider latitude to opt out of its regulat…
Senate healthcare bill expected to cut back Medicaid expansion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A healthcare bill being unveiled by U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday is expected to roll back the Obamacare expansion of the Medicaid healthcare program for the poor and reshape subsidies to low-income people buying private in…
Most Americans say Republican healthcare plan will be harmful: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When U.S. Senate Republicans unveil their plan to overhaul America’s healthcare system, they will face a skeptical public that already does not buy the justification for an earlier version that passed the House of Representatives, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
