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By Pete Schroeder | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department on Friday to examine two powers given to regulators to police large financial companies following the 2008 financial crisis, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.... by admin | Apr 22, 2017 | politicsNews
By Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump, striving to make good on a top campaign promise, is pushing his fellow Republicans who control Congress to pass revamped healthcare legislation but the same intraparty squabbling that torpedoed it last... by admin | Apr 22, 2017 | politicsNews
By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Friday it had invited FBI, NSA and Obama administration officials to testify as it restarts its investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S.... by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | politicsNews
By Richard Cowan and David Morgan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who control Congress face their first major budget test next week, with the threat of a U.S. government shutdown potentially hinging on his proposed Mexican... by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | politicsNews
By Mica Rosenberg and Yeganeh Torbati | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON NEW YORK/WASHINGTON When Raj, a Sri Lankan fisherman, sought refuge in the United States in 2005, he had precisely the kind of fear of returning home that U.S. asylum laws require. In 2004, he was kidnapped... by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | politicsNews
By Emily Flitter | NEW YORK NEW YORK A group of 11 Republican state attorneys general are protesting an investigation into whether Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N) violated consumer protection laws when selling fossil fuel products, according to a court filing. Top... 