California Republican challenges state’s hiring of Eric Holder to fight Trump policies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California Republican state lawmaker is challenging the legality of a move by Democrats in the legislature to hire former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help in any legal battles with President-elect Donald Trump’…
Democrats want 9/11-style special commission to probe Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic members of the U.S. Congress called on Monday for the creation of an independent commission to investigate Russia’s attempts to intervene in the 2016 election, similar to the Sept. 11 panel that probed the 2001 attacks…
Top U.S. Senate Democrat says Trump’s nominees need ‘thorough’ vetting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, decried what he called undue haste to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations for various top posts, saying on Monday they needed more thorough vetting.
Washington pot protesters have wary eye on Trump’s attorney general pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pro-marijuana activists planning to light thousands of joints at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in a call for national legalization of the drug fear a reversal of recent gains if his attorney general pick is confirmed i…
Schumer urges delay in confirmation hearings, says reviews incomplete
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday pushed against rushing through confirmation hearings scheduled this week for at least seven of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, saying the nominees need a thorough …
Climate change should not be ‘partisan issue,’ Kerry says
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Work to avert the problems caused by climate change should not be a partisan issue, outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry told students at an elite U.S. engineering school on Monday, in one of his final speeches as the nat…
Top Canadian officials met Trump team for trade talks: paper
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Senior Canadian officials have met several times with advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington in an effort to avert a possible trade war once he takes office this month, the Globe and Mail newspaper said on Monday…
Senate leader McConnell: discussed Cabinet, Obamacare with Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he discussed Cabinet appointments and health care during a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday before confirmation hearings begin this week on Cabinet nominees.
Trump praises Ford, Fiat Chrysler for U.S. investments
DETROIT (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump praised Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Monday for announcing new investments in the United States after he made U.S. auto production a key part of his campaign.
Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end one China policy and China will take revenge
SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that China would “take revenge” if he reneged on the one-China policy, only hours after Taiwan’s president made a controversial stopover in Hous…
