South Korea’s Moon to seek inter-Korean summit soon to facilitate nuclear talks
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will seek to hold another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an early date as part of diplomatic efforts to convince the North to abandon its nuclear weapons program, Moon’s national security adviser said …
U.S. Democrats seek up to $2 trillion to invest in aging infrastructure
Democratic leaders in Congress said on Thursday they would seek President Donald Trump’s support in coming weeks for legislation to invest up to $2 trillion to rebuild U.S. infrastructure, including roads, bridges and schools.
Former Obama lawyer Craig charged in Mueller spin-off probe
Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged on Thursday with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine in a case that grew out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
U.S. Senate confirms former lobbyist Bernhardt as Interior chief
The U.S. Senate confirmed former energy lobbyist David Bernhardt as the next Interior Secretary on Thursday, even as coastal-state senators from both parties raise concerns about his plans to vastly expand offshore drilling.
U.S. presidential hopeful Warren proposes new corporate profit tax
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing a new 7 percent tax on corporate profits that exceed $100 million, her presidential campaign said on Thursday.
U.S. Senate votes to confirm lobbyist Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
U.S. senators on Thursday voted to confirm former energy lobbyist David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Department of Interior.
Mexican labor bill nabs key Congress vote, spurred by Pelosi warning
(This April 11 story corrects to include dropped word ‘not’ in paragraph 6)
Explainer: Five questions on Trump’s feud with the Fed
President Donald Trump’s announced plan to name economic commentator Stephen Moore and businessman Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve board has come with assertions by the president the central bank is undermining economic growth and with demands from …
Trump, South Korea’s Moon stress diplomacy for North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would leave sanctions in place on North Korea as he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed ways to get U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks back on track after a failed summit in Hanoi.
Trump says he is discussing potential further meetings with North Korea’s Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will discuss North Korea during their White House meeting on Thursday, including potential additional summits with the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un.
