Trump to sign order sweeping away Obama-era climate policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations, a move meant to bolster domestic energy production but which environmentalists have vowed to challenge in…
Senator seeks ethics probe of Mnuchin’s ‘Lego Batman’ comment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee asked the government ethics watchdog on Monday to review comments by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plugging “The Lego Batman Movie,” a film one of his companies produced, for a…
Delrahim to be nominated to head U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of President Donald Trump’s transition team, Makan Delrahim, will be nominated to head the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, the White House said on Monday.
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government watchdog has agreed to review how classified information is kept secure at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the agency said on Monday, after Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the i…
Tillerson will not meet Turkey opposition in Ankara visit this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet members of Turkish opposition groups during a one-day visit to Ankara this week where talks with President Tayyip Erdogan will focus on the war in Syria, senior U.S. officials s…
More Democrats oppose Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee grew on Monday while the White House demanded a “fair, up-or-down vote” in the Senate on confirming Neil Gorsuch to the lifetime post.
Turkish gold trader hires Giuliani, Mukasey in U.S. sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A wealthy Turkish gold trader’s decision to hire former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey to represent him, as he defends against charges he conspired to violate U.S. sanctions on…
House tax chief says Obamacare taxes not part of tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will not seek to repeal Obamacare taxes as a part of expected tax reform legislation, the top House Republican on tax policy said on Monday.
Senators press Icahn on White House influence, business conflicts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several Democratic senators pressed billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Monday to clarify his role as an adviser to President Donald Trump, saying his position in the administration raised “alarming” questions about potential conf…
U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on ‘sanctuary’ cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened on Monday to cut off U.S. Justice Department grants to cities that fail to assist federal immigration authorities, moving the Trump administration closer to a potential clash with leader…
