Republicans aim to coax Trump toward House trade tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress hope to convince President-elect Donald Trump to support an untested strategy of using the tax code to promote exports while slashing corporate taxes, framing it as a way to fulfill his campaign p…
Goldman’s Cohn eyed for top Trump budget post: transition official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is considering Goldman Sachs Group Inc President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn to head the White House budget office or to fill other positions, a Trump transition official said on Wednesday.
Pelosi re-elected to House Democratic leadership post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi was re-elected to her post on Wednesday, beating back a challenger who accused Democrats of ignoring the working-class Americans who flocked to Republican Donald Trump…
Obama moves to lock in vehicle greenhouse gas rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will push to lock in fuel efficiency standards central to outgoing President Barack Obama’s climate policy before the Trump administration takes over in January.
FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A last-ditch effort in the Senate to block or delay rule changes that would expand the U.S. government’s hacking powers failed Wednesday, despite concerns the changes would jeopardize the privacy rights of innocent Americans and …
Trump’s Treasury pick targets taxes, trade reforms: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, said on Wednesday the administration would make tax reform and trade pact overhauls top priorities as they seek a sustained pace of 3 percent to 4 per…
Trump considering Palin to lead Veterans Affairs: ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is considering former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for secretary of Veterans Affairs, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources.
U.S. justices divided over immigration detention dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared closely divided over whether immigrants detained for more than six months by the U.S. government while deportation proceedings take place are eligible for a hearing in which they can seek t…
Romney, potential U.S. secretary of state, hails Trump after dinner
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican Mitt Romney made an impassioned statement in support of President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to try to erase doubts about him among Trump’s supporters and remain in contention for U.S. secretary of state.
China says it wants smooth military ties with Trump
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it wanted to develop smooth military-to-military ties with the new U.S. administration of Donald Trump.
