Under pressure from Trump, Tom Price resigns as health secretary over private plane uproar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned under pressure from President Donald Trump on Friday in an uproar over Price’s use of costly private charter planes for government business. His abrupt departure was announced an hour...
Rich would benefit most from Trump tax cut plan: policy group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wealthiest Americans would benefit the most from President Donald Trump’s proposed tax cuts while many upper middle-income people would face higher taxes, independent experts said on Friday in the first detailed analysis of the plan. A U.S....
Trump administration in spotlight as U.S. top court returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s ability to win over the U.S. Supreme Court will be put to the test when the nine justices begin their new term on Monday with major cases awaiting on voting rights, religious liberty, union funding and class-action...
Trump met former Fed Governor Warsh on potential Fed chairman job: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump met with former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to discuss potentially being nominated as Fed chairman, a source familiar with the meeting said on Friday. The White House would not confirm the topic of the...
Trump plays left and right in drive to protect ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and top aides have urged conservative Republicans in Congress to craft legislation protecting “Dreamers” brought illegally to the United States as children, a move that could jeopardize efforts to work with Democrats on...
Senators close to bipartisan deal on health exchanges: Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators from both parties are close to finalizing a bipartisan deal to shore up the health insurance exchanges created under Obamacare, the chamber’s top Democrat said on Thursday. The move, which Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer...
Health secretary says will repay travel on private planes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said on Thursday that he would write a check to the government to cover the cost of his travel on private charter planes. “Today, I will write a personal check to the U.S. Treasury for the...
Kim Kardashian confirms third baby on the way
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kim Kardashian has confirmed reports that she and husband Kanye West are having a third baby, with the couple expected to use a surrogate for the birth. Kardashian’s confirmation, in a trailer released on Thursday for the new series of reality...
‘Veep’ actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus battling breast cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emmy-winning comedic actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus said on Thursday that she was battling breast cancer and highlighted the case for universal healthcare. Louis-Dreyfus, 56, who plays foul-mouthed fictitious former U.S. President Selina Meyer on...
Wealthy financiers could gain from Trump’s proposed tax cut for small businesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-income Wall Street financiers could be unintended winners from a section of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan that is meant to help mostly small, “mom-and-pop” businesses. Trump called on Wednesday for a new “pass-through” tax rate...