Congressional response to the death of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq was decidedly mixed Thursday night. “This is very simple: General Soleimani is dead because he was an evil bastard who murdered Americans.” Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., in a statement The Pentagon confirmed late ThursdayRead More →
© Reuters. Larsen speaks during House aviation safety hearing in Washington By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday the Federal Aviation Administration overruled agency technical specialists on two Boeing (NYSE:) Co safety issues involving the 737 MAX and the 787 Dreamliner jets that theyRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost their bid to block Deutsche Bank AG (DE:) and Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:) fromRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – A worker sits on a ship carrying containers at Mundra Port in the western Indian state of Gujarat By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-four U.S. members of Congress sent a letter on Friday to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, urging him not to endRead More →
© Reuters. Australian lawmakers recommend stronger oversight of payday lenders SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia should introduce tougher laws that protect consumers from unscrupulous lenders, pay-day companies and ‘buy now, pay later’ providers, lawmakers recommended in a report released on Friday following a four-month inquiry. The bipartisan senate committee that conductedRead More →
LONDON — A U.K. parliamentary committee rebuked Facebook Inc. in a new report that calls for regulation and intensified scrutiny of social-media companies. The report urged a compulsory code of ethics for technology companies to deal with harmful or illegal content on their sites. It also called for the creationRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: APEC Summit 2018 in Port Moresby By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A cyber attack on Australian lawmakers that breached the networks of major political parties was probably carried out by a foreign government, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, but did not name anyRead More →
U.S. stocks saw firm gains Tuesday morning, after lawmakers reached a deal to prevent a government shutdown and optimism grew over a potential trade deal between the U.S. and China. How are major indexes faring? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.01% rose 244 points, or 1%, to 25,297, whileRead More →
Border-security deal may come Friday and include money for barriers: Many lawmakers from a bipartisan group that’s aiming for a border-security deal have sounded optimistic that they’ll reach an agreement Friday or over the weekend, notes a Roll Call report. That would provide enough time to draft and file legislationRead More →
Pelosi expresses opposition with smirks and eye roll: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to smirk, chuckle, shake her head or roll her eyes several times during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, including when Trump called for an end to “ridiculous partisan investigations” and whenRead More →
Reuters President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5, 2019. Democrats slammed President Donald Trump over his comments about “ridiculous partisan investigations” in his State of theRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ohio Senators on Capitol Hill after meeting with GM CEO By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior General Motors Co (NYSE:) executives met this week with Ohio’s two senators and other lawmakers on Capitol Hill after African American employees sued the automaker accusing it of allowingRead More →
