Republicans seek to hasten tax reform with budget action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress moved to hasten its overhaul of the U.S. tax code on Thursday by moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution, a procedural step that would help advance eventual tax legislation.
Extended Jones Act waiver not needed for Puerto Rico: DHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday it believes that extending its 10-day waiver on shipping limitations to Puerto Rico is not needed to support relief efforts for the hurricane-ravaged island.
New York-area hedge fund manager charged with Ponzi fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suburban New York hedge fund manager who once worked at Morgan Stanley and was accused of losing or spending all but about $27,000 of the $21.8 million he told investors he had was criminally charged on Thursday with running a P…
Las Vegas shooting probe focuses on gunman’s history, weapons
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history stockpiled weapons and ammunition over decades, and meticulously planned the attack, authorities believe.
U.S. Gulf oil producers start evacuating staff ahead of Tropical Storm Nate
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil and natural gas producers began evacuating staff at U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms on Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Nate, the second storm in as many months to threaten Gulf Coast oil and refining facilities.
Old San Juan shows its resilience after Puerto Rico hurricane
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – High atop the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, Jesus Santos applied plaster to the building’s damaged facade, all the while belting out operatic love songs that echoed through Old San Juan’s eerily empty streets.
Hawaii, ACLU urge U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Challengers to President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions targeting several Muslim-majority countries on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to dismiss a major case on the legality of the action even though he has issued …
U.S. anti-bias law does not protect transgender workers: Justice Dept
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has reversed course on whether federal law banning sex discrimination in the workplace provides protections for transgender employees, saying in a memo that it does not.
U.S. House moves forward on tax reform by adopting budget plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives took a major step toward overhauling the U.S. tax code on Thursday by approving a fiscal 2018 budget resolution intended to aid the future passage of tax legislation, and sending the measure on t…
Congress needs to examine gun ‘bump stock’ devices: House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A backlash against “bump stock” gun accessories, which enable rifles to be turned into rapid-fire guns, grew in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as House Speaker Paul Ryan opened the door to possible debate on controlling the device…
