New Jersey’s Christie vetoes bill seeking Trump’s tax returns
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required President Donald Trump to release his tax returns in order to run for re-election in the state, calling it “politics at its worst.”
Congress to fund more detention beds despite drop in border crossings
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Congress has agreed to fund an additional 5,300 detention beds for illegal immigrants, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on Monday, less than half the number requested by President Donald Trump.
U.S. Congress to give Puerto Rico short-term Medicaid help
(Reuters) – Ailing Puerto Rico would receive $295 million in Medicaid funding from the federal government as part of the U.S. Congress’ spending plan to avert a government shutdown, Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Monday.
Trump says open to raising gasoline tax to fund infrastructure: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday he would consider raising the federal tax on gasoline to fund infrastructure development, Bloomberg News reported.
Afghans who helped U.S. forces get more visas under funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An extra 2,500 visas for Afghans who assisted American forces during the war in their country will be granted under the $1 trillion U.S. government funding deal reached on Sunday, preserving a program that had been at risk of shu…
Trump questions why U.S. Civil War had to happen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has shown a fascination with populist 19th-century U.S. president Andrew Jackson since he has occupied the Oval Office, hanging “Old Hickory’s” portrait in the Oval Office, visiting his plantation in Tennessee and pl…
Trump says would meet North Korean leader under right circumstances: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong un “under the right circumstances,” according to Bloomberg News.
U.S. Congress secures health benefits for coal miners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government and coal companies will be required to pay out healthcare to retired coal miners, guaranteeing benefits to workers even as coal companies face bankruptcy, after Congress on Sunday reached a fiscal spending agr…
Federal spending plan reimburses New York City for Trump security
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal spending agreement reached late on Sunday will reimburse New York City for money spent securing U.S. President Donald Trump and his family at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Mnuchin sees U.S. growth reaching 3 percent in time, tax cuts to help
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin said on Monday that it could take up to two years to have economic growth reach three percent and that tax cuts and regulatory relief will help get there.
