Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Sunday she was reviewing self-driving vehicle guidance issued by the Obama administration and urged companies to explain the benefits of automated vehicles to a skeptical public.
Democrats must overhaul party, attack big business, Sanders says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged a major overhaul of his party, calling for more aggressive efforts to court working-class voters and fight big businesses from Wall Street to the pharma…
U.S. condemns attacks on special monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday condemned an attack on special monitoring missions in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia and the separatist forces it backs to immediately observe the ceasefire under the Minsk agreements.
White House does not rule out Sessions recusal on Russia probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Sunday did not rule out that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may recuse himself from Justice Department investigations into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
No cuts to U.S. entitlement programs in Trump budget: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal will spare big social welfare programs such as Social Security and Medicare from any cuts, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Trump decides to skip White House press dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would not attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, a high-profile event that draws celebrities, politicians and journalists.
South Carolina Republican’s town hall starts rowdy, ends peaceably
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Tim Scott faced a quandary on Saturday in hosting his town hall: he promised to meet with his South Carolina constituents, but he wanted to avoid the kind of adversarial free-for-all so many Republicans e…
Aggressive cuts to Obama-era green rules to start soon: EPA head
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an “aggressive way” as soon as next week, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Saturday – adding he understood wh…
Kuwait could pay up to $60,000 for party at Trump Hotel in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Kuwaiti government could pay up to $60,000 to President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington for a party on Saturday that will be an early test of Trump’s promise to turn over profits from such events to the U.S. Treasury.
Democrats pick Perez to lead party against Trump
ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as chairman on Saturday, choosing a veteran of the Obama administration to lead the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the opposition to Republican President Don…
