Conservative firebrand defeats Trump pick in Alabama primary for Senate
(Reuters) – Alabama voters elected conservative firebrand Roy Moore as the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump and other party leaders who had argued that rival Luther Strange was a better bet …
Texas governor rejects immediate use of reserve fund for Houston
(Reuters) – Texas will not immediately tap into its $10 billion budget reserve fund to help Houston pay for Hurricane Harvey recovery costs, the governor said on Tuesday, citing the need for “fiscal responsibility.”
Visiting Nurse Service of NY must face whistleblower claims: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday said Visiting Nurse Service of New York, which calls itself the largest U.S. nonprofit home health care agency, must face much of a whistleblower lawsuit accusing it of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid an…
Trump praises disaster relief in Puerto Rico, discounting complaints
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised his administration on Tuesday for “doing a really good job” with disaster relief for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, discounting complaints that aid has been slow to…
U.S. drug enforcement chief to step down from agency
(Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s acting director on Tuesday said that he will be leaving his post, two months after he criticized Republican President Donald Trump for telling law enforcement officers not to be “too nice” to suspe…
Republicans fail again to kill off Obamacare in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans on Tuesday fell short yet again in their seven-year drive to repeal Obamacare, in a bitter defeat that raises more questions about their ability to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Texas governor rejects immediate use of reserves for Houston
(Reuters) – Texas will not immediately tap into its $10 billion budget reserve fund to help Houston pay for Hurricane Harvey recovery costs, the governor said on Tuesday.
Trump urges NFL to ban players kneeling during anthem
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his fight with the National Football League on Tuesday, calling on the league to ban players from kneeling in protest at games while the national anthem is played.
U.S. charges NCAA basketball coaches with bribery, fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Tuesday unveiled fraud charges against 10 people associated with some of the country’s premier college basketball programs, including four coaches and an Adidas AG executive, following a two-year corruption prob…
U.S. doing ‘really good job’ in storm-hit Puerto Rico, Trump says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – President Donald Trump hailed his administration on Tuesday for a “really good job” helping Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, despite complaints that federal aid has been too slow to reach th…
