U.S. tax reform proposal on border trade faces growing opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sweeping tax reform proposal meant to boost U.S. manufacturing faces mounting pressure from industries that rely heavily on imported goods as President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans work to finalize new tax l…
Coalition of 24 states urges Trump to kill Obama’s carbon emission plan
(Reuters) – Officials in 24 states have urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to kill the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat climate change and shut down coal-fired power plants.
Obamacare repeal could take months; replacement, years: Republican aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Repealing Obamacare could take months and developing replacement health insurance plans could take years, senior Republican aides in the U.S. Congress said on Thursday, discouraging talk of a quick end to the program after Presid…
U.S. election agency breached by hackers after November vote
(Reuters) – The U.S. agency charged with ensuring that voting machines meet security standards was itself penetrated by a hacker after the November elections, according to a security firm working with law enforcement on the matter.
Clinton aide Abedin seeks to review Clinton emails search warrant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Huma Abedin, the longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to allow her to review a search warrant the FBI used to gain access to emails related to Clinton’s private server shortly before the Nov. 8 presiden…
‘Is a Tweet policy?’ State Department officials ponder
A debate is percolating in the U.S. State Department, where diplomats measure their words with demitasse spoons, on how to handle Donald Trump’s Twitter commentary if he continues to tweet after he becomes U.S. president on Jan. 20.
Trump ordered to give deposition in Washington restaurant suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington judge has ordered Republican President-elect Donald Trump to give a deposition in a lawsuit against celebrity chef Jose Andres stemming from Trump’s disparaging remarks about Mexican immigrants.
Obama to hold press conference at White House on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a press conference at the White House on Friday at 2:15 p.m. ET (1915 GMT) before leaving for his annual family vacation in Hawaii, the White House said on Thursday.
North Carolina Republicans try to strip powers from incoming Democratic governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature is moving to strip powers from the state’s incoming governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, three weeks before he is to succeed a Republican in the executive mansion.
Oracle CEO Catz to join Trump transition team, remain at Oracle
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp Chief Executive Safra Catz will join the executive committee of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, and she will remain at the company in the process, Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger said on T…
