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. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to create a new legal framework for digital currencies, despite an unusual warning from the U.S. securities regulator it could create new financial risks.
The Republican-sponsored Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act passed in a bipartisan 279-136 vote. It is not clear if the Senate will take up the measure.
The bill's supporters... (continue reading...)
By Ted Hesson and Daniel Wiessner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge temporarily blocked part of a Florida law on Wednesday that imposes criminal penalties for willfully transporting people who lack legal immigration status into the state.
The law, which took effect in 2023, amended the crime of human smuggling to classify such cases as felonies.
U.S. District Judge Roy Altman cited testimony from the plaintiffs that they were... (continue reading...)
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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