Seattle mayor drops re-election bid amid sex abuse accusations
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, who has been accused by four men of sexually abusing them as teenagers, dropped his bid for re-election on Tuesday, saying that the scandal would be a distraction from more important issues.
Flynn associates subpoenaed in Russia probe: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas seeking business records from people who worked with former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn when he was a private citizen, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Senators on defensive over all-male healthcare panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barely two days into crafting a new bill to roll back Obamacare, U.S. Senate Republicans were already on the defensive on Tuesday over the absence of any women in their core working group.
Trump fires FBI Director Comey, setting off U.S. political storm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign’s possible collusion with Russia to influenc…
U.S. Senate finance panel unlikely to support import tax: chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 20 percent import tax, backed by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives, is unlikely to win enough support from the Senate Finance Committee to be part of any Senate tax reform bill, the panel’s Republican chairman …
U.S. lawmakers seek looser energy development rules for tribal lands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to ease restrictions on energy development on U.S. tribal lands has a good chance of passing the Republican-controlled Congress this year, after several failed attempts since 2013, the chair of the Senate Indian affairs co…
Senate votes to confirm Gottlieb as head of FDA
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a conservative health policy expert and venture capitalist, as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Trump to make decision on Paris climate pact after G7 summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not make a decision on whether to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement until after he returns from the May 26-27 Group of Seven summit, the White House said Tuesday.
Bipartisan Illinois House group urges Senate to pass budget fix
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of 30 Illinois House members on Tuesday threw their support behind efforts in the Senate to craft a bill package aimed at ending the state’s historic budget impasse.
U.S. Republican congressman Labrador to run for Idaho governor: Idaho TV station
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prominent U.S. conservative congressman Raul Labrador has decided run for Idaho governor in the 2018 election, which will leave his seat in the House of Representatives up for grabs, KPVI television in Pocatello, Idaho, reported …
