California governor taps longtime U.S. Representative Becerra as attorney general
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday nominated U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a longtime representative from Los Angeles to be the state’s next attorney general.
House tax chief urges business to avoid fight over tax breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chief proponent of Republican tax reform in Congress urged the business community on Thursday to avoid a battle over coveted tax breaks next year if companies hope to achieve reforms that lower tax rates to boost economic growt…
Separation anxiety: Trump’s management style poses challenges in Oval Office
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It has proven one of Donald Trump’s greatest strengths in building a worldwide luxury brand: An obsessive attention to detail, down to the curtains hanging in hotel rooms and the marble lining the lobby floor.
Trump offers to help Pakistan, calls PM Sharif a ‘terrific guy’: Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. president-elect Donald Trump offered to help solve Pakistan’s problems and praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a “terrific guy” in the first call between the two men, the Pakistani leader’s office said.
Trump says he will back away from business to focus on White House
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to step back from running his global business empire to avoid conflicts of interest but gave few immediate details as concern over his dual role mounts ahead of his Jan. 20 inaug…
Senior senators want to amend Saudi September 11 law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. senators said on Wednesday they want to amend a law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks to narrow the scope of possible lawsuits.
U.S. ethics office tweets sarcasm at Trump on business conflicts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump faced criticism from an unusual source on Wednesday when a buttoned-down U.S. government ethics office issued an apparently sarcastic stream of Twitter messages applauding him for selling off his asse…
Trump faces challenges in separating from business: legal experts
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has several options for disentangling himself from his business empire when he takes office next year, but legal experts say the only way fully to avoid conflicts of interest would be to se…
Trump to keep Manhattan federal prosecutor Bharara in post
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan known for pursuing a series of cases targeting public corruption and crime on Wall Street, said on Wednesday he has agreed to remain in his post after Donald Trump becomes U.S….
Just one Trump transition aide for U.S. spy agencies: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only one member of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is dealing with the CIA and the 16 other offices and agencies that make up the U.S. intelligence community, four U.S. officials said Wednesday.
