Senate judiciary chair requests FBI briefing on arrest of Trump ally
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate judiciary panel on Wednesday requested a briefing from the FBI on the arrest of Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Donald Trump, in an inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
U.S. lawmakers seek to force Trump decision on Saudi Yemen war
U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they expect Congress will pass a resolution ending U.S. involvement in the Yemen war, which would force President Donald Trump to issue the first veto of his presidency in order to continue supporting the Saudi-led coal…
U.S. lawmakers request info from insulin makers on rising prices
Two powerful U.S. lawmakers sent letters to the three leading insulin manufacturers on Wednesday requesting information on why its cost has skyrocketed in recent years and how much the companies profit from the life-sustaining diabetes treatment.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis new indicator release dates, but not for fourth quarter GDP
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis set new release dates for some economic data that was postponed by the partial government shutdown, but said it was still working to set a new date for the fourth quarter GDP report.
Trump slams U.S. intelligence chiefs as ‘passive and naive’ on Iran
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called U.S. intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after they contradicted his views during congressional testimony.
Senate finance chair says tariffs on steel, aluminum should go
Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico before Congress begins considering legislation to implement the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) t…
Trump calls U.S. intelligence chiefs ‘passive and naive’ on Iran
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called top U.S. intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after they contradicted his views during congressional testimony.
Trump to lawmakers: Don’t waste your time, deal needs wall
With little time to craft a deal over funding security operations on the U.S.-Mexico border, a bipartisan group of lawmakers was to meet in a public work-session on Wednesday even as President Donald Trump maintained a hard line on constructing a massi…
Trump pushes back against U.S. spy chiefs on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed assessments by top U.S. spy chiefs of the threat posed by North Korea on Wednesday, offering a more optimistic view that there was a “decent chance of denuclearization” on the Korean Peninsula.
Trump tells lawmakers: Don’t waste your time, deal needs wall
Republican and Democratic members of Congress will open negotiations on Wednesday in search of a deal to fund the government and address border security, including the construction of a wall demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump.
