Trump says immigration deal with Democrats close, without border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was close to a deal with Democratic congressional leaders on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, astounding fellow Republicans again while alarming conservative...
U.S. House passes $1.2 trillion measure to fund government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $1.2 trillion bill to fund most government activities in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, knowing the Senate will disagree with many controversial elements and force a negotiation that...
Carrie Fisher’s annotated ‘Empire Strikes Back’ script up for auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carrie Fisher’s hand-annotated script for her “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” movie is expected to fetch up to $50,000 at an auction next month of her personal property. California auctioneers Profiles in History said on Thursday that the...
Selena Gomez gets kidney transplant to treat lupus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Selena Gomez said on Thursday that she has had a kidney transplant to treat the lupus that has derailed her life for more than three years In an Instagram posting, the 25 year-old singer showed a photo of herself in the hospital lying next to...
Trump says ‘fairly close’ to deal with Democrats on immigration issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he and lawmakers are close to a deal on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, but stressed any such deal would need to include border security measures. The...
Top Senate Republican on tax says Big Six won’t dictate tax reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate’s top Republican on tax policy warned on Thursday that the “Big Six” tax negotiators would not dictate the direction of expected tax reform legislation to his committee. In a defiant statement issued at the start of a tax reform...
Selena Gomez reveals kidney transplant
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star Selena Gomez has revealed that she underwent a kidney transplant over the summer in a post on her official Instagram account that showed her in hospital beside her friend, who donated the organ. In the post, shared on Thursday, the “Good...
Democrats say Trump agrees to work on immigration bill, wall in dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress have agreed to work together on legislation to protect “Dreamers,” the illegal immigrants who were children when they entered the United States, the lawmakers said on Wednesday,...
Trump says rich might pay more in taxes, talks with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that taxes on rich Americans might rise, as he pursues a tax code overhaul and reaches out to both Democrats and Republicans in a push to win support for a plan still far from complete. Trump met with the...
FTC demands endorsement info from Instagram ‘influencers’
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. truth-in-advertising enforcers have sent letters to supermodel Naomi Campbell, actresses Lindsay Lohan and Vanessa Hudgens and other celebrities asking whether they have paid deals to endorse products on the photo-sharing app...