Ten U.S. Democratic 2020 candidates to debate on one night
Democrats will hold a single debate for 10 U.S. presidential contenders next month, leaving out 10 other candidates who did not meet the party’s more stringent criteria for participation, the Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday.
Democrats’ Medicare for All must consider union-won plans: AFL-CIO
Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, said on Thursday.
Nominee to head U.S. export controls bureau withdraws: Commerce Department
President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the U.S. Commerce Department bureau that controls exports of sensitive technology to foreign companies, like China’s Huawei Technologies, has withdrawn from the confirmation process, the department said on Th…
Trump EPA proposes scrapping methane limits at oil and gas operations
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed rescinding Obama-era limits on oil and gas industry emissions of methane, one of the main pollutants scientists link to climate change, a move that drew backlash from environmentalists and institutional inv…
Dorian: Gulf Coast League ends season, Rays watchful
The Gulf Coast League canceled the final two games of the season and the league playoffs because of the impending arrival of Hurricane Dorian.
Democrat O’Rourke vows to end Trump’s trade war with China under new plan
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke released a plan on Thursday that would end Republican President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, but would also demand that China stop unfair practices such as currency manipulation and corporate espi…
Trump promises ethanol-related ‘giant package’ to please farmers
President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration is planning a “giant package” related to ethanol that would please U.S. farmers angry that many more oil refiners have been freed from obligations to use the corn-based fuel.
U.S. officials defend new citizenship rules for some military families
U.S. immigration officials on Thursday defended a new policy that ends automatic citizenship for some children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military, saying it would only affect a “handful” of fa…
Trump administration barring tours of migrant detention centers, Democrats say
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday said the Trump administration is blocking investigators from touring immigrant detention facilities nationwide after recent visits revealed what they called “serious ongoing problems” concerning how detainees are being treated.
Factbox: U.S. oil and gas regulatory rollbacks under Trump
The Trump administration has moved broadly to relax Obama-era rules put in place to regulate methane and other greenhouse gas emissions, offshore drilling safety, fuel economy and wetlands rules that impact oil, gas and coal industries.
