U.S. Senate opposition to Obamacare repeal bill grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal by U.S. Republicans to repeal and replace the Obamacare health insurance program suffered serious new setbacks within the party on Sunday, when Senator Ted Cruz expressed his opposition and Senator Susan Collins dug in with strong...
Trump weighs replacement to travel ban
SOMERSET, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday was considering a replacement to his controversial executive order barring travel to the United States from several majority Muslim countries. The current ban, enacted in March and set to expire on...
Senator Collins leaning against voting for Republican healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine is strongly leaning against voting for the latest draft of her party’s healthcare bill attempting to dismantle Obamacare, she said on Sunday. “It is very difficult for me to envision a scenario...
Internet giants, once above the fray, on the defensive in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet giants, including Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook (FB.O), are moving to compromise on several major policy issues as they adjust to an abrupt shift in the political winds in Washington. Just last week, the U.S. Senate took a...
Trump pressures U.S. senators to back Republican healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Senator John McCain for dealing a possibly fatal blow to the latest Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare. According to a new independent analysis, the bill awaiting a Senate vote could lead to...
Trump clashes with sports world over player protests, invitation
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and the sports world engaged in an intensifying spat on Saturday after he called for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the U.S. national anthem and disinvited a National Basketball...
Wisconsin, Ohio, California among states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016 race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin, Ohio, California and 10 other states said on Friday they were among 21 states that Russian government hackers targeted in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump though no votes were changed. The...
Social media star Kylie Jenner reported pregnant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kylie Jenner, the youngest member of the celebrity Kardashian family, was reported on Friday to be pregnant. Celebrity news website TMZ, People magazine and Buzzfeed all quoted sources as saying that Jenner, 20, the half-sister of Kim...
Wisconsin, 20 other U.S. states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin, a key state in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, said on Friday it was one of the 21 states that the federal government notified were targeted by Russian government hackers but no votes were changed. The Department of Homeland...
Senator McCain opposes Obamacare repeal bill, a possible fatal blow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain said on Friday he opposes the latest Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare, dealing the measure what could be a fatal blow given the party’s slim Senate majority. With several other Republicans still undecided on the...