U.S. Commerce’s Ross says hopes to trigger NAFTA talks countdown by next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday he hopes to start the 90-day countdown clock to launch a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement before Congress takes its spring recess at the end of next wee…
N.J. Democrats divided on renewing ‘Bridgegate’ probe into Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A day after two former allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were sentenced to prison in the “Bridgegate” scandal, a state lawmaker who helped uncover the scheme to cause massive traffic jams over a political slight wants to…
Senate kills rule meant to protect family planning funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the second time on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence took the rare step of breaking a tie in the U.S. Senate, as he cast the deciding vote in rolling back protections for federal funds for family planning and reproductive h…
First two Democrats back Trump’s Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senators Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp on Thursday became the first Democrats to support the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, giving Republicans two of eight Democratic votes needed to…
Trump tax proposal would mostly benefit New York’s wealthy: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly all of New York City’s millionaires would receive big tax cuts under President Donald Trump’s proposed tax overhaul, while more than one-third of moderate- and middle-income families would face increases, according to a gov…
High court pick could help decide fate of Trump’s climate policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee could help decide the fate of his moves to undo climate-related U.S. regulations, but legal experts said Neil Gorsuch’s judicial record makes it hard to predict whether as a justice he would b…
Senator Rubio: Hackers targeted former presidential campaign staffers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said during a Senate intelligence hearing on Thursday that unsuccessful cyber attacks from Russia targeted former members of his presidential campaign staff in July 2016 and within the past 24 hours.
White House says new information has emerged on Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has invited the top Republican and Democratic members of the Senate and House of Representatives intelligence panels to review new material relevant to their investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the…
Two White House officials helped give Nunes intelligence reports: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two White House officials played a role in providing House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes with documents showing President Donald Trump and his associates were swept up in surveillance by U.S. inte…
Senate kills family-planning rule; Pence breaks tie
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence took the rare step of breaking a tie in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, casting the deciding vote to roll back protections for reproductive health funds.
