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 […]
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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. […]
Trump-backed Navy expansion would boost costs some $400 billion over 30 years: study Expanding the U.S. Navy to 355 ships as recommended by military leaders and backed by President Donald Trump would cost some $400 billion more over the next 30 years than the currently planned 308-ship fleet, according to […]
Obama makes no mention of Trump in first major post-presidential appearance Barack Obama, making his first major appearance since leaving the White House, made no mention on Monday of his successor, Donald Trump, but urged young people to get more involved in their communities at a time of stark political […]
US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is celebrating […]
Trump condemns anti-Semitism on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day U.S. President Donald Trump said anti-Semitism should be defeated and called the Holocaust the "darkest chapter of human history" in a video address on Sunday, following two missteps by his administration regarding statements about genocide during World War Two. "The mind cannot […]
Trump finds silver lining in new poll showing low approval rating Even though two new polls show him at record-low approval ratings near the 100-day mark, President Trump tweeted on Sunday that he still would have won the 2016 elections. "New polls out today are very good considering that much […]
American member of watchdog OSCE killed in Ukraine An American paramedic working for European security watchdog OSCE's monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine was killed and two others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle struck a mine, triggering a U.S. call for a transparent, timely investigation. The Organization for Security […]
