Alabama Senate race winner urges Republican rival to ‘move on’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, who won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat this week, called on his Republican opponent to concede the race and help heal the Southern state after a deeply divisive contest. Democrat Doug Jones, who won the...
Wrestler turned actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson receives star on Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Professional wrestler turned actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson paid tribute to his family on Wednesday as he accepted his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Actor Dwayne Johnson poses on his star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of...
‘He was my monster’: Actress Salma Hayek alleges Harvey Weinstein misconduct
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek has joined the ranks of Hollywood women accusing movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, calling him a “monster” in an article published by the New York Times on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Actor Salma Hayek...
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith to replace Franken: report
(Reuters) - Minnesota’s governor will appoint Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith as U.S. senator to replace Al Franken, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on Wednesday, citing sources. FILE PHOTO:...
Top U.S. Senate Democrat hopeful Congress will help ‘Dreamers’ by year end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said bipartisan negotiations to protect undocumented people who immigrated to the United States as children were making very good progress, and that he hoped a bill could clear Congress by year-end. Senate...
Voters head to polls in Alabama race with high stakes for Trump
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Reuters) - Voters in Alabama headed to the polls on Tuesday in a hard-fought U.S. Senate race in which President Donald Trump has endorsed fellow Republican Roy Moore, whose campaign has been clouded by allegations of sexual misconduct toward...
U.S. Treasury tax study slammed as ‘fake math’ by Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday released a one-page analysis of the economic and fiscal impact of a Republican tax overhaul plan that was swiftly criticized by a number of tax experts and attacked as “fake math” by Democrats. FILE PHOTO:...
Chef Batali exits company, TV show after sex harassment accusations
(Reuters) - Celebrity chef Mario Batali said on Monday that he has stepped away from his restaurant company and ABC said it asked him to step aside as co-host of a daytime food and talk show after he was accused of sexual harassment in a report by an online food trade...
Trump records ‘robo-call’ for Moore ahead of Alabama vote
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - President Donald Trump sought to boost Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore by releasing a recorded phone call on his behalf in the final stretch of a bitter Alabama election fight marked by accusations of sexual misconduct against...
Powell faces early test of policy view as tax cuts near approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Incoming Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, chosen by U.S. President Donald Trump to keep the recovery humming, appears set to let an expected trillion=dollar tax cut run its course through the economy as weak wage growth and inflation...