Trump threatens veto of House defense bill over spending levels, wall
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday threatened he would veto a massive defense bill being considered by the House of Representatives, saying it provides...
Judge’s order on government lawyer shake-up adds hurdle for Trump in U.S. Census dispute
A judge in New York on Tuesday denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to shake up the legal team that was handling cases on...
US wants military coalition to protect waters off Iran
Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday the U.S. had hammered out a plan under which an international...
Toxic bloom closes Mississippi Gulf beaches
Authorities in Mississippi have closed beaches along the southern Gulf Coast after a toxic blue-green bloom that’s harmful to humans and their pets. Gavino Garay...
McConnell, McGrath trade jabs in bid for Senate
Amy McGrath, a former U.S. Marine combat pilot whose biography drew national attention during an unsuccessful Democratic congressional campaign last year, announces she will be...
Stocks drop on cloudy earnings outlook; Mexican peso tumbles
A gauge of stock markets around the world fell on Tuesday as trade tensions weighed on the outlook for corporate earnings and hopes dwindled over...
Democrat overseeing U.S. Census funding would block form reprint for citizenship question
A U.S. House Democrat who oversees funding for the U.S. Census Bureau said on Tuesday he would not support money being spent to reprint forms...
Acosta should resign or be fired: Schumer
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that Labor secretary Alex Acosta should resign for his role in the controversial plea deal he...
Acosta has been ‘excellent’: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump backed Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on Tuesday but said he would look into how Acosta handled financier Jeffrey Epstein’s case during...
Breakingviews TV: Cuts-free M&A
Cisco hasn’t worked out cost savings for its $2.8 bln purchase of supplier Acacia. Wall Street minnow Piper Jaffray reckons it doesn’t need them to...