U.S. Transportation nominee Chao hits no roadblocks in confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s choice to run the U.S. Transportation Department, Elaine Chao, defended the president-elect’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan as a “bold vision” on Wednesday in an overwhelmingly friendly Senate confirmation hearin…
Judge to weigh citizen’s ‘Bridgegate’ complaint against New Jersey’s Christie
(Reuters) – A New Jersey judge plans to decide by Friday whether to dismiss a citizen’s criminal complaint accusing Governor Chris Christie of a role in the “Bridgegate” lane-closure scandal.
For Russia, U.S. election meddling claims strip Trump win of luster
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin says U.S. intelligence agency allegations it ran an influence campaign to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House are false. But if U.S. spies are right, Moscow may wish it hadn’t bothered to meddle in the f…
Trump given unverified reports that Russia had damaging details about him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Classified documents that the heads of four U.S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that Russian intelligence operatives have compromising information about him, two U.S. off…
Trump rally makes stock options great again for some CEOs
BOSTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump once described Jamie Dimon as “the worst banker in the United States,” but the president-elect has helped make the boss of JPMorgan Chase & Co $50 million richer.
Bill on tallying up regulation costs wins U.S. financial industry backing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Financial lobbyists on Tuesday applauded a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the costs of rules before putting them into force, which is part of a broade…
Russia hacked Republican state campaigns but not Trump’s: FBI head
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia hacked into Republican state political campaigns and old email domains of the Republican National Committee but there is no evidence it successfully penetrated President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, FBI Director James Co…
Trump calls Russia reports ‘fake news – a total political witch hunt’
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump, in an apparent reference to media reports that the intelligence briefing he received last week included an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising information on him, said on Twitter on Tuesday: “FA…
Trump secretary of state choice to say Russia must be held to account
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state nominee, Rex Tillerson, on Wednesday will voice concerns about Russia’s actions on the world stage and say China must help pressure North Korea to reform.
Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general says he can stand up to him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, promised on Tuesday to stand up to Trump, his close ally and future boss, saying he would oppose a ban on Muslims entering the country and enforce a la…
