By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Republicans would aim to pass a slew of tax, border and economic policies through a legislative maneuver that would bypass Democratic objections, if they sweep the Nov. 5 elections, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives said on Wednesday.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said if Donald Trump wins the presidency and Republicans win the Senate and keep the House,... (continue reading...)
PABRADE TRAINING GROUND, LITHUANIA, (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday he was not prepared to lower his demands for the 2025 defence budget or accept a compromise right now.
Speaking during a visit to Pabrade training ground in Lithuania, he told reporters he would neither disclose his negotiating strategy in talks with the finance minister nor send any signal whether he saw room for compromise.
"I am... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday urged U.S. lawmakers not to adopt a bill that aims to create a new legal framework for digital currencies, saying it would undermine existing legal precedent and put capital markets at "immeasurable risk."
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected later on Wednesday to take up the Republican-sponsored Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, which would in part determine... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge temporarily blocked part of a Florida law on Wednesday that imposes criminal penalties for transporting people into the state if they lack legal immigration status.
(Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One Iraqi soldier was killed and two were wounded after an explosive device detonated on their vehicle in an area between the Diyala and Salahuddin governorates in eastern Iraq on Wednesday, two security sources said.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its Telegram channel later on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Timour Azhari, additional reporting by Jaidaa Taha;... (continue reading...)
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