Cautious Comey expected in U.S. hearing on Trump-Russia probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI chief James Comey will likely hold back from accusing President Donald Trump of trying to interfere with an investigation into links between Trump’s election campaign team and Russian officials when he testifies in Co…
Senators grill U.S. education secretary on proposal to slash budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced hostile questions from a Senate committee on Tuesday as she tried to win lawmakers over to President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash her department’s funding by 13 percent.
Former Corinthian college students await loan relief: U.S. states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department has left thousands of student-loan borrowers who were defrauded by Corinthian Colleges Inc in limbo by prolonging a process created by the Obama administration that was supposed to speedily cancel th…
U.S. House panel says its Russia probe continues after political feud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election said on Tuesday their investigation was continuing, they were working to obtain documents and they planned more public h…
U.S. Congress plans self-driving car legislation to speed rollout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is working on national self-driving vehicle legislation that could replace state-by state rules and make it easier for automakers to test and deploy the technology, senior U.S. House and Senate lawmakers told Re…
Texas governor calls legislative session; could include bathroom bill
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican governor of Texas on Tuesday called for a special state legislative session that could allow lawmakers to adopt a bill to restrict access to bathrooms for transgender people, viewed by critics as discriminatory …
Filmmaker Michael Moore launches ‘TrumpiLeaks’ website for whistleblowers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Documentary filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore launched a website called “TrumpiLeaks” on Tuesday to allow whistleblowers to securely leak information to him about U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
Trump’s UK visit on despite criticism, says foreign secretary
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he saw no reason to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain after the U.S. president criticized Mayor Sadiq Khan’s response to the London Bridge killings.
Trump says ahead of former FBI Director Comey’s testimony: ‘I wish him luck’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump had a brief message for former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday ahead of Comey’s Thursday testimony to the U.S. Congress on his conversations with Trump about Russia.”I wish him luck,” Trump told reporte…
Possible ruling soon on Illinois Medicaid payment priority
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge could determine as soon as Tuesday whether Illinois’ obligation to make payments to Medicaid providers under a federal consent decree takes precedence over state-mandated payments for debt service, pensions and other pr…
