Trump aides tell him to keep Sessions as U.S. attorney general: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump are urging him not to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions despite rifts between the two men, sources familiar with internal White House conversations said on Wednesday.
Illinois gets June 20 deadline to boost Medicaid funding
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois must increase payments to Medicaid providers despite an ongoing budget impasse, after a U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday ruled the minimal payments made by the state do not comply with federal consent decrees.
Debt limit showdown looms sooner as wealthy bet on Trump tax cut
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress may be headed for a reckoning with the federal debt limit within weeks, thanks to wealthy Americans and corporations deferring tax payments in the hope that they would benefit from the lower tax rates p…
Hawaii enacts law committing to goals of Paris climate accord
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Hawaii has become the first U.S. state to enact legislation to bring its environmental standards in line with the Paris climate accord, officials said on Wednesday, less than a week after President Donald Trump announced that the Un…
Connecticut Senate passes bill allowing purchase of nuclear power
(Reuters) – Connecticut’s Senate passed a bill Wednesday morning that could allow the state to buy power from Dominion Energy Inc’s Millstone nuclear power plant.
Autos need devices to curb child heatstroke deaths: U.S. lawmakers
(Reuters) – Automakers could help prevent accidental deaths of small children left in hot cars by installing devices to remind drivers to check their back seats for passengers before getting out, three U.S. lawmakers sponsoring a safety measure said on…
U.S. might expand laptop ban to 71 airports: Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government might expand a ban on larger electronics like laptops in airplane cabins to flights originating from dozens of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the head of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, t…
Texas enacts new abortion restrictions that include tissue disposal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas governor has signed into law new abortion restrictions that include requiring abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation, despite a block on the regulation already imposed by a …
Missouri governor calls special session on abortion
(Reuters) – Missouri’s Republican governor on Wednesday said he will convene a special legislative session next week to consider new abortion regulations and counter a local St. Louis law he said made it an “abortion sanctuary city.”
Senators criticize Trump’s information shut-out to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators from both parties this week have criticized the Trump administration’s decision that government agencies do not have to provide information to Democratic lawmakers, saying the step will prevent Congress from carryin…
