Trump open to dropping healthcare provision in Senate tax bill: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump would not insist on including repeal of an Obama-era health insurance mandate in a bill intended to enact the biggest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s, a senior White House aide said on Sunday. The version of...
Contrary to Trump Tweet, Senator Flake still undecided on tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Sunday that Senator Jeff Flake will oppose the Republican tax bill, but the senator’s office says he has not yet made up his mind. U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) talks to reporters as he arrives for the...
UK queen and husband Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage, quietly
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip mark their platinum wedding anniversary with a small family get-together on Monday, a far cry from the pomp and celebration which greeted their marriage 70 years ago. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the...
Gary Oldman slays dragons to play Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gary Oldman has played Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald, Sid Vicious and Pontius Pilate in his 35-year acting career, but he says taking on Britain’s Winston Churchill was by far the most daunting. British actor Gary Oldman, who stars in the film...
Republican Collins wants more middle income help in U.S. Senate tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Susan Collins said on Sunday she wants changes in the U.S. Senate tax reform legislation that would bring more relief to middle income Americans. FILE PHOTO: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks with reporters ahead of the party...
White House OK with removing Obamacare mandate repeal from Senate tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump would not object to removing a provision in a Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate if it “becomes an impediment,” White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday. White House...
Rock legends salute Malcolm Young on AC/DC founder’s death
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tributes poured in on Sunday for Malcolm Young, co-founder of the Australian rock band AC/DC, a day after he died at the age 64 after suffering from dementia for several years. Malcolm Young and his brother Angus Young founded AC/DC in 1973....
Trump adds five conservatives to list of possible Supreme Court picks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a move certain to please conservatives, President Donald Trump on Friday added five names to his list of candidates for a prospective U.S. Supreme Court vacancy as he presses ahead with a campaign to move the federal judiciary to the right....
U.S. Senate candidate Moore’s wife says ‘he will not step down’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama said on Friday her husband would not end his campaign in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, dismissing reports about his past behavior toward some women as political...
Tax overhaul drama moves to Senate as House approves its bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans took important steps on Thursday toward the biggest U.S. tax-code overhaul since the 1980s, with the House of Representatives approving a broad package of tax cuts, and a Senate panel advancing its own version of the...