Budget deal may map U.S. Congress road ahead, via Trump bypass The U.S. Congress, bitterly divided for years along party lines, may be mapping a bipartisan path forward that skirts around President Donald Trump when he refuses to engage constructively with lawmakers, Democrats and some lobbyists said on Monday. The […]
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U.S. top court rejects gay conversion therapy ban challenge The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact California's ban on "gay conversion" therapy aimed at turning youths under age 18 away from homosexuality, rejecting a Christian minister's challenge to the law asserting it violates religious rights. The justices, turning away […]
South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs, Trump calls Asia allies South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1 billion battery designed to defend […]
Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails President Donald Trump said China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow orchestrated the hacks. In an interview transcript published on Sunday, Trump […]
Tornadoes, storms kill nine in U.S. South Tornadoes ripped through an East Texas county on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, while high winds, falling trees and floods killed five others in neighboring states, according to news reports. Three tornadoes were confirmed by the […]
Congress reaches deal to keep government open through September Congressional negotiators reached an agreement late Sunday on a broad spending package to fund the government through the end of September, alleviating fears of a government shutdown later this week, several congressional aides said. Congress is expected to vote on the […]
EU leaders unite on Brexit demands, for now European Union leaders will endorse a stiff set of divorce terms for Britain at a summit on Saturday, rejoicing in a rare show of unity in adversity, but well aware that may start to fray once negotiations begin. Meeting for the first […]
U.S. regulator shuts First NBC Bank, Whitney Bank to reopen branches A top U.S. financial regulator said on Friday that it closed the banking unit of First NBC Bank Holding Co (FNBC.O), three days after the lender reported accounting issues dating back to at least 2015. The New Orleans-based lender […]
U.S. launches national security probe into aluminum imports The U.S. Commerce Department launched an investigation on Wednesday to determine whether a flood of aluminum imports from China and elsewhere was compromising U.S. national security, a step that could lead to broad import restrictions on the metal. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
Trump tells Canada, Mexico, he won't terminate NAFTA treaty yet, White House U.S. President Donald Trump told the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Wednesday that he will not terminate the NAFTA treaty at this stage, but will move quickly to begin renegotiating it with them, a White House said. […]
