Trump to nominate Pruitt to lead U.S. environmental agency: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a critic of federal environmental regulation, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, his transition team said on Thursday.
Trump could privatize nation’s air traffic controllers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chances that the federal government could hand off the U.S. air traffic control system to private management are increasing, say advocates who report they are getting supportive feedback from President-elect Donald Trump and …
Trump fills homeland security, environment, China ambassador jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another retired general as homeland security chief and Iowa’s governor as U.S. ambassador to China in choices at …
Senate joins House to pass sweeping new health bill
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to support sweeping legislation that will reshape the way the Food and Drug Administration approves new medicines.
Koch Industries takes aim at House Republican tax reform plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Koch Industries, the private conglomerate owned by billionaire conservatives Charles and David Koch, warned on Wednesday that a Republican tax reform proposal meant to encourage U.S. exports could have devastating effects on the …
One-time Trump adviser Page to meet businessmen, politicians in Moscow: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Carter Page, previously described as a foreign-policy adviser to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, has arrived in Moscow to meet with businessmen and politicians, RIA News agency reported on Thursday.
Trump says union head who accused him of lying has ‘done a terrible job’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump clashed on Wednesday with a union official who accused the president-elect of lying about the number of jobs saved in a deal to keep air conditioner maker Carrier from moving some jobs from Indiana to Mexico.
U.S. judge reverses order requiring vote recount in Michigan
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Michigan on Wednesday revoked his order requiring a recount of the state’s presidential vote sought by Jill Stein, siding with a state appeals court that found the Green Party candidate had no grounds to mount the challen…
Cuba wants to sign accords with U.S. before Obama exit: officials
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said on Wednesday it hoped to sign off on at least half a dozen agreements with the United States before businessman Donald Trump, who has threatened to derail detente between the former Cold War foes, becomes president on Jan. …
U.S. Republicans quibble over effective date of Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican senators are leaning towards a plan to delay the effective date of an Obamacare repeal for three years, a senior Republican said on Wednesday.
