Massachusetts sheriff offers prison inmates to build Trump’s wall
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts county sheriff has proposed sending prison inmates from around the United States to build the proposed wall along the Mexican border that is one of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s most prominent campaign promises….
With one bill, Republicans fast track plan to undo Obama regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday giving Congress the power to kill dozens of recently enacted rules in one fell swoop, as Republicans charged ahead on their campaign to strip down federal regulati…
Brexit campaigner Farage to attend Trump inauguration
LONDON (Reuters) – Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, who has said he wants to be a bridge between the British government and the new U.S. administration, will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration later this month.
Trump to choose businessman Hagerty as next U.S. envoy to Japan: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, an adviser to Trump’s transition team told Reuters on Wednesday.
Trump Organization says it has no plans to build Buenos Aires tower
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Trump Organization has no plans to build in Buenos Aires, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Tuesday, ending speculation a new Trump office tower would soon appear near the landmark obelisk in the heart of Argentina’s capital.
U.S. obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies obtained what they considered to be conclusive evidence after the November election that Russia provided hacked material from the Democratic National Committee to WikiLeaks through a third party, three …
Republicans make repealing Obamacare ‘first order of business’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama exhorted fellow Democrats on Wednesday to preserve his legacy-defining healthcare law as Republicans moved ahead with their long-sought bid to scrap it in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence called the “fi…
Trump’s SEC pick Clayton points to capital formation, not enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With his selection of deal-making attorney Walter “Jay” Clayton to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, President-elect Donald Trump is signaling that the agency will try to reduce regulations that critics see as bur…
Civil rights activists arrested protesting Trump’s Attorney General pick
(Reuters) – Police in Alabama arrested six civil rights activists staging a sit-in at Senator Jeff Sessions’ office on Tuesday to protest his nomination for U.S. Attorney General, criticizing his record on voting rights and race relations.
Trump voices new doubts about Russian efforts to sway U.S. vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump voiced new doubts on Wednesday that Russian hackers attempted to influence the U.S. election on his behalf, saying WikiLeaks had denied Moscow was behind documents it made public during the campaign.
