Bid to keep U.S. sanctions on Russia’s Rusal fails in Senate
In a victory for President Donald Trump, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation to keep sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, including aluminum firm Rusal .
Congressional Democrats move to stop U.S. Census citizenship question
Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday were moving ahead with legislation to prevent the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, following a court decision this week blocking inclusion of such information.
U.S. watchdog cites constitutional concerns over Trump hotel lease
There were “serious shortcomings” in the General Services Administration handling of President Donald Trump’s lease of the government-owned building that houses his Trump International Hotel in Washington, according to a U.S. government watchdog report…
U.S. bill seeks to give Americans more control over online data
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill on Wednesday aimed at giving Americans more control over information that online companies like Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google collect on their location, financial data, job history or biometric data l…
U.S. investigating Huawei for alleged trade secret theft: WSJ
Federal prosecutors are investigating Huawei Technologies[HWT.UL], the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, for allegedly stealing trade secrets from U.S. businesses and could soon issue an indictment, the Wall Street Journal reported on…
Court rejects U.S. cities’ appeal over Pentagon gun check flaws
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an effort by three major U.S. cities to require the Pentagon to be more vigilant about reporting service members who were disqualified from owning weapons to a national background check system.
Republican Senator Rubio introduces online privacy bill
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill on Wednesday aimed at giving Americans some control over information that big, online companies like Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google collect on their location, personal preferences, job history or biome…
As shutdown lingers, Pelosi pushes Trump to delay State of Union address
With the partial U.S. government shutdown dragging into its 26th day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to reschedule his State of the Union address – a move that could deny the president the opportunity to use the pa…
Security services prepared for Trump congressional address: DHS
The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service are prepared for the annual State of the Union address, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Wednesday, despite a partial government shutdown that has affected federal work…
‘Not the greatest crisis’: Trump’s EPA pick downplays climate threat
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he does not believe climate change is a major crisis, and would continue to undo Obama-era emission limits if confirmed.
