U.S. court rejects states’ bid to defend consumer agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected separate bids by 16 states and two Democratic lawmakers to defend the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a legal battle that could defang the agency created under former Preside…
U.S. House Republicans to tackle tax plan later this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans are unlikely to begin tackling tax reform legislation until the summer, after first moving to revamp the nation’s healthcare system, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday.
McCain says Russia testing U.S. in Ukraine, urges Trump to hit back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is testing President Donald Trump with a surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and the U.S. president should give Ukraine the lethal aid it needs to defend against the attacks, Senator John McCain said in a letter to Trump …
Canada’s Trudeau decides not to poke U.S. ‘grizzly bear’ for now
OTTAWA/WINNIPEG (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a low key approach to dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking to avoid clashes while indirectly signaling the two leaders’ differences to a domestic audience.
U.S. lawmaker to scrap bill to sell public lands after backlash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz said on Thursday he plans to withdraw a bill that would have sold off more than 3 million acres of federal land to private interests after it drew a barrage of negative comments from hun…
Trump says he would like to speed up NAFTA talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his concerns about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal on Thursday and said he would like to speed up talks to either renegotiate or replace the deal.
Senate Budget Committee approves Mulvaney as budget director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Thursday voted to confirm Republican Congressman Mick Mulvaney as White House budget director under President Donald Trump.
Senate panel advances Trump EPA chief pick over Democrats’ boycott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate committee suspended rules on Thursday to approve U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, amid a boycott of his nomination by the panel’s Democratic memb…
McCain calls on Trump to help Ukraine against Russia attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to help Ukraine defend itself against an increase in recent attacks from Russia.
U.S. House panel to take up bill to spur generic drug development
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee will take up bipartisan legislation next week to spur generic drug development, the committee’s chairman Representative Greg Walden said on Thursday.
