U.S. vice president to visit South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will travel to South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Australia and Hawaii this month, using his first official trip to the Asia-Pacific region to discuss economic policies and underscore U.S. commitment to…
Senate panel delays vote on Trump trade nominee Lighthizer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday delayed a scheduled vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative due to the lack of a quorum among committee members.
Under investigation, chairman of House Russia probe steps aside
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican head of a congressional inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said he would temporarily step aside from the probe on Thursday because he is under investigation for disclosing …
House panel to consider tweaks to healthcare bill before recess
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel will meet on Thursday to consider a change to the stalled Republican healthcare bill before lawmakers leave for a two-week recess, a spokeswoman for the House Rules Committee said.
House conservatives urge rigorous debate on tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading conservative Republican, who helped block President Donald Trump’s healthcare bill, said on Thursday that Congress should begin rigorous debate on tax reform now if it hopes to pass legislation before an August deadline…
House Freedom Caucus signals support for healthcare bill with changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The majority of House Freedom Caucus members will vote for a Republican healthcare bill if changes offered by the White House are included in the legislation, the head of the conservative group of House Republicans said on Thursd…
‘Nuclear option’ fallout? More extreme U.S. justices, experts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican-backed Senate rule change expected on Thursday could make it more likely that presidents will pick ideologically extreme U.S. Supreme Court nominees with little incentive to choose centrist justices, experts said.
Senate goes ‘nuclear,’ ends Democrats’ blockade of Trump court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republicans on Thursday crushed a Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee in a fierce partisan brawl, approving a rule change dubbed the “nuclear option” to allow for conservative judge N…
Ten states to feel brunt of proposed border tax: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven U.S. Republican states carried by President Donald Trump would be among the hardest hit if a Republican-backed border adjustment tax became law as part of a broad tax reform, according to a report from conservative groups t…
Trump says may tie infrastructure with healthcare or tax reform: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering packaging a $1 trillion infrastructure plan with either healthcare or tax reform legislation as an incentive to get support from lawmakers, especially Democrats.
