Politics
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Goldman's Blankfein is only major financial firm CEO to join Trump on China trip
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein will visit China as part of a business delegation in November at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump, a Goldman spokesman…
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Trump expected to name Powell as next Federal Reserve chair on Thursday
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected on Thursday to nominate Jerome Powell as the next head of the Federal Reserve, putting his own stamp on the leadership of the U.S. central bank…
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White House set to name Powell as Fed Chair on Thursday: source
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to nominate current Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell as the next chair of the U.S. central bank, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. FILE…
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Obamacare 2018 enrollment clouded by uncertainty under Trump
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Americans begin signing up for Obamacare health insurance plans on Wednesday, experts expect reduced participation as a bitter political debate clouds the program’s future. FILE PHOTO: A man looks over…
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Release of House tax bill delayed until Thursday
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will delay the release of long-awaited tax legislation by one day until Thursday, the head of the chamber’s tax-writing panel said late on Tuesday.…
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Property tax deal near, Republicans sprint for bill
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans on Tuesday appeared to be nearing a deal on state and local taxes that would preserve a federal deduction for property taxes but not income taxes, potentially removing a…
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Lawmakers turn to tech sector for answers on 2016 election
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers from Facebook Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google head before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday for two days of hearings on how Russia allegedly used their services…
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Exclusive: U.S. needs to improve oversight of labs handling dangerous pathogens – report
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – A year-long audit of the program overseeing U.S. labs that handle lethal pathogens such as Ebola and anthrax found overworked safety inspectors, an absence of independent review and weak biosafety protections…
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U.S. House tangles with top tax issues, bill's timetable in doubt
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As a self-imposed mid-week deadline for unveiling a tax-cut bill loomed, Republicans in the U.S. Congress were still grappling with key provisions and some lobbyists expressed concern that a bill might…
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Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort indicted on conspiracy, other charges
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, surrendered to the FBI on Monday and another ex-aide pleaded guilty to lying to agents in the most serious steps yet…
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As militant threats shift, U.S. Senate revives war authorization debate
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will grill top Trump administration officials on Monday about a new authorization for the use of military force for the campaign against Islamic State and other militant groups, Congress’…
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Special counsel's Russia probe entering new phase with first charges
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The investigation into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election will enter a new phase as early as Monday, when the first charges resulting from the probe could be…
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Trump says will release nearly all JFK assassination files
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would release all documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy except those with the names and addresses of people…
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U.S. House panel says agreement reached over Fusion GPS bank records
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Saturday said it had reached an agreement related to its subpoena of a Washington research firm’s bank records that would secure access to records for…
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FCC media rule rollback could usher in TV station buying spree
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission is moving to quickly undo roadblocks to increased consolidation among media companies, potentially unleashing an onslaught of deals among TV, radio and newspaper owners as they…
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First charges filed in U.S. special counsel's Russia investigation: source
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.…
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Trump taps former NASA head Griffin for deputy defense role: White House
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Michael Griffin, a former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics, the…
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NY, California governors say residents would suffer under Trump tax cuts
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and California’s Democratic governors said on Friday residents would face hefty tax increases and some would leave their states under a proposal in the Republican tax plan that…
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Trump leaning toward Powell as next Fed chair: Bloomberg
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is leaning toward nominating Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell to be the next head of the U.S. central bank, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing three unnamed people…
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Tillerson tells Myanmar army chief U.S. concerned about reported atrocities
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke on Thursday with Myanmar’s army chief and expressed concern over reported atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, the U.S. State Department said in…
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U.S. belatedly begins to comply with Russia sanctions law
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday said it had belatedly begun informing Congress and others about groups associated with the Russian intelligence and defense sectors as required under a 2017 law…
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U.S. House passes ballistic missile sanctions on Iran
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for new sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program, part of an effort to clamp down on Tehran without immediately moving to…
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Final trove of documents to offer new details on JFK assassination
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – More than half a century after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was struck down by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas, the United States is due on Thursday to release the…
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Democratic champion of 1986 tax reform says Trump plan may backfire
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, a Democrat who helped bring about former Republican President Ronald Reagan’s bipartisan tax reform more than 30 years ago, said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s…
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U.S. House speaker says tax plan unlikely to swell deficit: Reuters interview
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Republican tax cut plan that President Donald Trump wants passed by the end of the year is unlikely to trigger a big deficit expansion because it will spur more…
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Two Republican senators blast Trump as party feud deepens
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tensions among Republicans about President Donald Trump boiled over on Tuesday as two senators accused Trump of debasing U.S. politics and the country’s standing abroad, a rebellion that could portend trouble…
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Senate diverges over renewal of internet spying law
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to renew the National Security Agency’s internet surveillance program, while other lawmakers pushed a competing measure seeking to end the ability to search for…
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Trump, key Republican U.S. senator spar ahead of tax meeting
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior Republican senator called President Donald Trump “utterly untruthful” on Tuesday in an exchange of insults on Twitter hours before the president was to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill…
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U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State…
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Trump says popular retirement program will be unscathed in tax plan
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the possibility of curbing a popular tax-deferred U.S. retirement savings program to help pay for his sweeping tax cuts, and voiced doubts about adding another…