Anthony Scaramucci will not get White House role now: NYT
(Reuters) – U.S hedge fund manager Anthony Scaramucci, who left Wall Street to join the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, will now not get a senior role at the White House, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Texas cuts funding to Travis County over ‘sanctuary city’ policy
(Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott made good on his promise to cut $1.5 million in grant money to Travis County after the county sheriff said she would limit her department’s cooperation with federal immigration officers, county officials said on W…
Medical group urges protection for doctors, patients after U.S. travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The largest U.S. physician group urged President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday to protect international doctors and seriously ill patients from an executive order that suspends travel from seven Muslim-majority co…
As private lawyer, Trump high court pick was friend to business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As a lawyer in private practice for a decade, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch often fought on behalf of business interests, including efforts to curb securities class action lawsuits, experience t…
Trump blasts media at Black History Month event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump opened a “listening session” on Wednesday for Black History Month by lashing out at one of his favorite targets for derision – the news media – complaining to a group of his supporters that most report…
U.S. House axes rules to prevent corruption, pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two major U.S. rules aimed at curbing corruption and pollution in the energy sector may be entirely wiped from the books by next week, after the Republican-led House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal them.
U.S. Senate support for Trump education nominee weakens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public refusals on Wednesday by two U.S. Senate Republicans to support Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, raised the possibility of a rare congressional rejection of a Cabinet nominee.
Trump likely to face questions over travel ban in meeting with CEOs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will likely face questions about his executive order restricting some travel to the United States when he meets with the CEOs of major U.S. companies at the White House on Friday.
Trump urges Republicans to ‘go nuclear’ to defend high court pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Senate Republicans to “go nuclear” and impose a rule change to force a simple majority vote on confirmation if Democrats block his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, as Democrats m…
U.S. Senate panel suspends rules, backs Price, Mnuchin for Cabinet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee suspended committee rules and confirmed U.S. Representative Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services and banker Steven Mnuchin to be Treasury secretary Wednesday on…
