Republicans on track for tax reform this year: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Tuesday Republicans are on track to pass tax reform this year and, unlike with healthcare, are united around a common plan even as the details are still being hammered o…
Tech companies urge Supreme Court to boost cellphone privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the United States, Verizon Communications Inc , have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for government officials to access individua…
Trump-backed candidate for Senate heads to Alabama run-off
(Reuters) – A Republican candidate backed by President Donald Trump for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama is expected to finish a distant second in a primary election on Tuesday, but will still have enough votes to advance to a run-off, local news projec…
U.S. cities step up removal of Confederate statues, despite Virginia violence
(Reuters) – Undeterred by violence over the planned removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, state and city leaders across various U.S. southern states said this week they would step up efforts to pull such monuments from public sp…
Trump blames ‘both sides’ for Virginia violence as many Republicans balk
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump inflamed tension after a deadly rally by white nationalists in Virginia by insisting that counter protesters were also to blame, drawing condemnation from some Republican leaders and praise fr…
Gert strengthens to hurricane force, second of 2017 Atlantic season: NHC
(Reuters) – Storm Gert has strengthened into the second hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
Woods had five drugs in system at time of DUI arrest: report
(Reuters) – Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May, according to an ESPN report on Monday.
Sears, Whirlpool win fee reduction in washer lawsuit
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court reduced by $2 million the legal fees that Sears Holdings Corp and Whirlpool Corp must pay to settle a class action lawsuit over defective washing machines. The reason: the case was not that complicated.
U.N. panel urges end to detention of would-be immigrants in U.S.
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights panel urged the United States on Monday to end widespread detention of would-be immigrants including asylum-seekers, saying the practice has “grown exponentially” and violates international law.
Trump says he may pardon Arizona ex-sheriff Arpaio: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is considering pardoning Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff found guilty last month of criminal contempt for violating the terms of a 2011 court order in a racial profiling case, Fox News reported on Mo…
