Time magazine names U.S. President-elect Trump Person of the Year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Time Magazine named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump its person of the year on Wednesday, citing the upheaval in American politics brought about by the New York businessman’s election campaign and victory.
Nobel laureate says Trump policies may lead to budget problems
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to increase spending on infrastructure while cutting taxes would endanger public finances, Economics Nobel laureate Oliver Hart said on Wednesday.
Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump laid out a U.S. military policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and instead focus heavily on defeating the Islamic State militancy.
U.S., state courts issue conflicting rulings on Michigan vote recount
(Reuters) – A Michigan state appeals court on Tuesday ordered a halt to the recount of that state’s presidential election vote sought by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, while a federal appeals court ordered the process to proceed.
Trump on Boeing’s Air Force One contract: ‘Cancel order!’
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged the government on Tuesday to cancel an order with Boeing Co for a revamped Air Force One – one of the most prominent symbols of the U.S. presidency – saying costs were out of contr…
House Republican offers bill to keep government funded through April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican head of a House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday he was offering a bill to keep the U.S. government funded through April, ahead of a Friday deadline to keep agencies running.
California Democrats propose series of infrastructure bills
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Democrats in California’s state Senate announced on Tuesday a series of infrastructure funding bills that would invest billions in roads, bridges, housing and water projects.
U.S. insurer lobby group seeks delay in 2018 Obamacare deadline
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The largest lobbying group for health insurers has asked U.S. lawmakers weighing the fate of Obamacare to push back the due date for 2018 individual insurance submissions to regulators in hopes of obtaining greater clarity on the p…
Ex-U.S. Attorney Yang being considered for SEC chair: source
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Attorney Debra Wong Yang is being considered to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Trump administration, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
U.S. lawmaker: Sony breach may have inspired Russian election hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. failure to retaliate strongly for the 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures may have helped inspire Russian hackers who sought to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, a senior congressional Democrat said on Tuesday.
