Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
(Reuters) – Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday:
Senate repeals Labor Dept. municipal retirement plan rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a regulation that had exempted city-run retirement savings plans for low-income workers from strict pension protection laws.
North Carolina legislature replaces transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s Senate and House on Thursday approved a bill to retool a law banning transgender people from using restrooms in accordance with their gender identities, hoping to bring back companies and sports leagues …
Environmental groups sue Trump administration for approving Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Thursday to challenge its decision to approve construction of TransCanada Corp’s controversial Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
House Speaker Ryan understands Trump’s frustration on health bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he understood President Donald Trump’s frustration with Republicans’ failure to agree on healthcare legislation to replace Obamacare.
Russian ‘propaganda on steroids’ aimed at 2016 U.S. election: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia mounted a campaign of “propaganda on steroids” seeking to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday, listing several areas of concern about p…
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback vetoes Medicaid expansion bill
(Reuters) – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Thursday vetoed a bill expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), saying he could not support legislation that provided tax dollars to Planned Parenthood.
U.S. imposes duties after finding seven producers dumped steel plate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Department of Commerce made a final finding that seven foreign producers dumped certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate in the U.S. market, allowing it to impose duties ranging from 3.62 percent to 148 percent, Com…
CBO says U.S. debt to reach 150 percent of GDP in 30 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. debt held by the public will balloon to 150 percent of economic output by 2047 unless tax and spending laws are changed, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday, far exceeding the record level just after World War I…
Republican disarray deepens as Trump attacks rebel conservatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday at Republican conservatives who helped torpedo healthcare legislation he backed, escalating a feud within his party that jeopardizes the new administration’s legislative agenda.
