Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Johnathan Smith resigned from the U.S. Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when President Donald Trump unveiled his explosive f…
Trump to announce review of vehicle emissions rules: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is set to formally announce a review of vehicle fuel efficiency rules locked in at the end of the Obama administration when he meets with automaker chiefs this week, according to two sources briefed on…
Puerto Rico creditors urge extension of fiscal plan deadline
(Reuters) – A group holding more than $10 billion of Puerto Rican debt wants the island’s federally appointed financial oversight board to postpone a Wednesday deadline to approve a fiscal turnaround plan for Puerto Rico, saying the U.S. territory’s creditors should have input on the plan.
Mike Pence to tour Asia next month amid security crises
JAKARTA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will visit Japan and Indonesia as part of an Asian tour next month, sources said on Monday, amid concerns the Trump administration is rolling back Barack Obama’s “pivot to Asia.”
Trump budget opens new fight among Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Todd Rokita keeps a clock hanging on the wall of his Capitol Hill office that tracks the U.S. government’s rising debt in real time and reminds him of his top priority: reining in federal spending.
Biden says would have liked to be the U.S. president who ended cancer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Democratic U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday in one of his first major speeches since leaving office this year that he would have liked to have been the U.S. president who ended cancer as we know it.
Trump tried to call New York prosecutor Bharara before firing him: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two days before U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was fired, President Donald Trump tried to call the high-profile New York prosecutor in what a White House official said was an effort to “thank him for his service and to wish him good…
Trump aides attack agency that will analyze health bill’s costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked the credibility of the nonpartisan agency that will analyze the costs of a replacement for Obamacare, as the White House sought to quell opposition from many conservative Re…
Merkel meets Trump in clash of style and substance
BERLIN (Reuters) – She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished the attention that comes from being Europe’s most powerful leader.
Puerto Rico governor ups revenue forecast in revised fiscal plan
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor said on Saturday he has delivered a revised fiscal turnaround plan to the U.S. territory’s financial oversight board that includes $262 million in additional revenue and changes to healthcare funding.
