Ryan says Trump to address joint session of Congress Feb. 28
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday he has invited President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28.
Minnesota governor collapses while addressing legislators
(Reuters) – Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton collapsed on Monday while delivering his state-of-the-state address to legislators in St. Paul, but aides said afterward that Dayton quickly recovered from what they described as a fainting spell and returned …
Court appeal argues California emissions trading plan akin to ‘illegal tax’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Parties in a four-year-old legal challenge to California’s emissions trading program will head to court in Sacramento on Tuesday with a business group arguing the billions the program collected amounts to an “illegal tax” on b…
After U.S. exit, Asian nations try to save TPP trade deal
WELLINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand said on Tuesday they hope to salvage the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by encouraging China and other Asian countries to join the trade pact after U.S. President Donald Trump kept a promise to ab…
Reopening NAFTA could revive debate over what makes a car ‘American’
DETROIT (Reuters) – Some of the most popular and profitable vehicles sold in the United States by Detroit’s automakers are imported from Mexico, a reality that highlights the risks for the auto industry as the Trump administration pushes to overhaul tr…
Trump pulls U.S. out of Pacific trade deal, loosening Asia ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Monday, distancing America from its Asian allies, as China’s influence in the region rises.
Trump makes early move on restricting abortions around the world
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday reinstated a global gag rule that bans U.S.-funded groups around the world from discussing abortion, a move that was widely expected but nonetheless dismayed women’s rights a…
Senate panel clears Tillerson’s path to be secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil Corp Chairman Rex Tillerson, narrowly won approval from a Senate committee on Monday, but is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate.
Senate energy panel delays Tuesday votes on Perry and Zinke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate energy committee said late Monday it had delayed “until further notice” a meeting on Tuesday in which the panel had been slated to vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the interior, Rep. Ryan Zinke…
U.S. Senate confirms Pompeo to be Trump’s CIA director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump’s CIA director on Monday, after a delay tied to some lawmakers’ worries he might expand surveillance or allow the use of certain interrogation techniq…
