U.S. high court nominee calls Trump’s attacks on judiciary ‘demoralizing’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, on Wednesday described the president’s Twitter attacks on the judiciary as “disheartening and demoralizing,” Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said.
Legal battle over travel ban pits Trump’s powers against his own words
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court is weighing arguments for and against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, but its decision this week may not yet answer the underlying legal questions being raised in the fast-moving case.
U.S. states see favorable conditions for gas tax hikes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. states where gasoline taxes have not risen in decades are now discussing an increase and conditions might be ripe for the proposed hikes to win approval in state legislatures, tax experts said this week.
U.S. Senate panel receives ethics filings for Labor nominee Puzder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate panel tasked with vetting labor secretary nominee and fast-food executive Andrew Puzder will hold his confirmation hearing on Feb.16, now that his ethics paperwork has been submitted to Congress, a committee spoke…
White House defends move to curb regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House defended the president’s executive order to U.S. agencies to rescind two government regulations for every new rule introduced, after several advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the Trump admin…
Trump’s spy chiefs to be members of Cabinet: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday that the directors of national intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency would both be members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
Judges halt hearings for North Carolina governor’s cabinet members
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A three-judge panel in North Carolina has temporarily blocked lawmakers from holding confirmation hearings for nominees to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s cabinet, a ruling Republican leaders slammed as a “blatant overs…
Erdogan, Trump agree joint action against Islamic State in Syria: Turkish sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in an overnight phone call on joint action against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of Raqqa and al-Bab, both held by the militants, Turkish presidency sources …
Republican elders urge Trump’s White House to adopt carbon tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of elder Republican statesmen, including three former Cabinet members, said they will meet with White House officials on Wednesday to propose a $40 per ton tax on carbon emissions to fend off global climate change.
Silenced in Senate, Democrat Warren speaks louder against Sessions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Silenced on the Senate floor, Democrat Elizabeth Warren took her criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee out to the hallway – and found much larger platform.
