Democrats pass U.S. bill to lower drug prices that Trump threatens to veto
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation aimed at driving down the prices that seniors pay for prescription drugs, but the bill’s future...
FTC weighs seeking injunction against Facebook over how its apps interact: WSJ
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering seeking a preliminary injunction against Facebook Inc over antitrust concerns related to how its products interact, The Wall...
U.S. House committee nears vote on impeachment articles against Trump
U.S. lawmakers moved closer on Thursday to impeaching Republican President Donald Trump, as members of a House of Representatives committee debated formal charges that are...
‘Boneheads’ no more? Fed’s rate cuts appear to defuse Trump’s Twitter rage
After three interest rate cuts and a fresh round of record highs for U.S. stock markets, has President Donald Trump lost interest in the Federal...
Wall Street hits record on trade hopes, but off session highs
Wall Street’s main indexes hit record highs on Thursday, but eased back from steeper initial gains, after President Donald Trump tweeted the United States was...
U.S. offers China tariff rate cut; announcement possibly ‘imminent’
The United States has offered to cut existing tariffs on Chinese goods by as much as 50% and suspend new tariffs scheduled to go into...
U.S. senator says Dec. 15 tariffs on Chinese imports may be averted
It may be possible to avert the next round of tariffs on Chinese imports set to be imposed on Sunday, Republican U.S. Senator John Hoeven...
U.S. imposes sanctions on son of Nicaragua’s president
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s son, Rafael Antonio Ortega Murillo, in its latest move to pressure the Nicaraguan...
Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas
Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities...
U.S. Senate unanimously passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a move likely...