Senators urge regulators to ID vehicles with possible faulty Takata air bags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Senators urged auto safety regulators to publicly name the makes and models of tens of millions of vehicles with potentially faulty Takata air bag inflators, according to a letter made public late on Thursday.
Illinois Senate votes for $454 million higher-education package
CHICAGO (Reuters) – For the second time in two weeks, the Illinois Senate moved to loosen the financial death grip on the state’s higher education system, which has been starved of operating revenue by a record-setting, 11-month state budget stalemate.
Trump’s taco tweet baffles, riles social media users
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Thursday by tweeting a photo of himself with a taco bowl and the caption: “I love Hispanics,” but the gesture was not to everyone’s taste.
House Speaker Ryan says he is not ready to endorse Trump: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he is not ready to support or endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Not over yet: Reid cautions Democrats relishing Trump election battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For some Democrats, Donald Trump may seem to be a gift – set to steer Republicans into a trainwreck election in November – but senior Democrat Harry Reid said on Thursday he worried people might be too confident.
White House says Congress has no reason to wait until after Nov election to take up TPP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said that it sees no reason to wait until after the Nov. 8 presidential election for Congress to take up discussions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Republican Trump’s new finance chair previously donated to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump named a national finance chairman for his presidential campaign on Thursday, picking an investor with little experience in campaigns but a long history of political donations, including to Trump’s likely D…
Scottish isle a world away from fireworks of native son Trump
ISLE OF LEWIS, Scotland (Reuters) – Donald Trump has played up his family roots from Lewis, an island off the northwestern tip of Scotland, but his success in the U.S. Republican presidential battle has not drawn the kind of rapture the billionaire mig…
U.S. tech firms urge presidential candidates to embrace trade, high-tech visas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirteen U.S. industry groups representing technology companies Amazon.com Inc , Uber Technologies Inc, Apple Inc , Facebook Inc and others are pushing for the next U.S. president to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) …
Automakers, states urge White House to reject plan to open spectrum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of more than 50 automakers, state transportation agencies and other groups urged the White House and other federal policymakers Thursday not to immediately open a portion of the wireless spectrum reserved for connected ve…
