McConnell says ‘not much support’ for Mexico tariffs among U.S. Republicans
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday there was “not much support” among his fellow Republicans for President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico.
Democratic U.S. senator seeks probe of Trump appointees over tax request
The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday called for Congress to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s appointees are trying to hide political interference in the Internal Revenue Service over releasing his tax returns.
Biden unveils $1.7 trillion climate plan to end U.S. carbon emissions by 2050
Joe Biden, the front-runner for the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination, released a climate change plan on Tuesday that would pour $1.7 trillion of investment into achieving 100% clean energy and net-zero emissions by 2050, in part using revenues f…
U.S. okayed nuclear power sharing with Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi death: senator
The Trump administration granted two authorizations to U.S. companies to share sensitive nuclear power information with Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October, a U.S. senator said on Tuesday.
Democratic U.S. senator seeks probe of Trump appointees over taxes request
The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday called for Congress to investigate “whether Trump appointees have engaged in a cover up to conceal political interference” inside the Internal Revenue Service.
Top U.S. House judiciary panel Republican urges hearings into Russian election meddling
The top Republican on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called for hearings into interference by Russia and others in the 2016 election and beyond, on the heels of a statement https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-text/u-s-spe…
After massacre, Virginia governor takes on Republican legislature over gun control
Virginia’s Democratic governor on Tuesday called for a special legislative session to consider new gun control laws following a massacre of 12 people, but a top Republican lawmaker immediately pushed back on a plan he called “hasty and suspect.”
Ex-Trump aide Hicks agrees to give campaign documents to Congress
Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, has agreed to turn over documents related to his 2016 campaign to congressional investigators, a key lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort may go to Rikers Island jail: source
Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman who was convicted of tax and bank fraud, may be transferred to Rikers Island jail in New York to face state criminal charges, a person familiar with the matter said.
House panel chairman threatens former White House aides with contempt
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Tuesday he would expect former White House aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to be held in contempt if they do not comply with subpoenas for documents he wants for his panel’s probe into…
