Cabinet members lobby Trump to remove Iraq from new travel ban: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Cabinet members have lobbied President Donald Trump to remove Iraq from a list of seven Muslim-majority nations included in an initial travel ban, and an administration official said the country likely would not appear on …
Pompe drug lauded by Trump costs $300,000 a year
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday that more needs to be done to bring down “artificially high” prices for prescription drugs, while at the same time praising a drug that turns out to cost $300,000 per year.
Trump trade office takes aggressive view of WTO rules: document
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Wednesday that it will take aggressive action to combat other countries’ unfair trade practices and may defy World Trade Organization rulings that it views as interfering with…
Senate Democrats seek Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats urged the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday to review President Donald Trump’s tax returns, as part of a campaign in Congress that has begun to show signs of attracting Republican support.
Trump administration has found only $20 million in existing funds for wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s promise to use existing funds to begin immediate construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has hit a financial roadblock, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Trump touts support for NATO, but expansion languishes in Senate
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – In his first major speech to Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump assured U.S. allies that he is committed to NATO, but some of his fellow Republicans have been blocking a Senate vote to expand the alliance for months.
No change to mortgage interest deduction in Trump tax plan: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the Trump administration’s tax reform plan will not change the deductibility of mortgage interest and charitable contributions.
Kellyanne Conway ‘inadvertently’ plugged Ivanka products: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House told a government watchdog agency that Kellyanne Conway, a senior aide to President Donald Trump, acted “inadvertently” when she publicly endorsed the clothing and jewelry line of Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, accordi…
Trump poised to lift federal coal ban, other green rules: White House
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will target a handful of Obama-era green regulations, including a federal coal mining ban and an initiative forcing states to cut carbon emissions, in an executive order as soon as next week, a White House offici…
House, Senate letters back Asia military funding proposal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. members of Congress has backed a proposal for $7.5 billion of new military funding for U.S. forces and their allies in the Asia-Pacific region, where tensions have risen over China’s territorial ambitio…
