Banks spent record amounts on lobbying in recent election
(Reuters) – Banks and other financial companies expecting big benefits from Republican-led deregulation spent record amounts on lobbying in the last election cycle, according to an advocacy group report released on Wednesday.
FBI Director Comey at cyber conference: ‘You’re stuck with me’
BOSTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday he has no plans to step down any time soon, days after he reportedly pushed back against President Donald Trump’s allegations that the Obama administration had tapped his phones during the 2…
SEC nominee Clayton vows separation from his Wall Street law firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street attorney Jay Clayton will recuse himself from matters involving Barclays Bank, Deutsche Bank AG and other clients he has recently represented if confirmed to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the …
Texas committee passes bill to curb transgender bathroom access
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A bill that would restrict access to public bathrooms by transgender people was approved by a Texas Senate committee on Wednesday after hundreds of people lined up for a nearly 21-hour session on that legislation, which critic…
Trump to talk infrastructure with Musk, other business leaders: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday will discuss the administration’s plans to boost infrastructure spending with Elon Musk, who heads Tesla Inc and Space X, and other business leaders, a White House official said.
White House budget chief expects to release budget next Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Wednesday he expects that he will be releasing the Trump administration’s fiscal 2018 federal budget plans on March 15.
‘It’s like kumbaya:’ Trump’s genial private meetings with CEOs jar with public attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the bosses of some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies headed to Washington in January to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, it had all the makings of a potentially hostile meeting.
Watchdog presses U.S. lawmakers to probe Icahn’s role with Trump
(Reuters) – A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it has asked lawmakers to investigate whether Carl Icahn violated lobbying disclosure laws, a complaint the billionaire investor denied and called a “witch hunt.”
Trump to meet with business leaders on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to meet with a group of infrastructure business leaders at the White House on Wednesday, a person briefed on the meeting said.
Facing test of resolve, Trump pushes ahead with North Korea review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Faced with a growing test of resolve for a new U.S. president who vowed while campaigning to get tough on North Korea, Donald Trump’s aides are pressing to complete a strategy review on how to counter Pyongyang’s missile and nucl…
