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Watchdog to ask U.S. lawmakers to probe Icahn's role with Trump
A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it will ask lawmakers to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn should have been subject to lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump to overhaul the U.S. biofuels program.
- Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan
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- Facing test of resolve, Trump pushes ahead with North Korea review
- Trump to meet with business leaders on infrastructure
- Trump to nominate Francisco as U.S. solicitor general
- State of Hawaii to challenge new Trump order in court - court document
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Hawaii to file first court challenge to new Trump travel order
SAN FRANCISCO The state of Hawaii said it will ask a federal court on Wednesday for an emergency halt to President Donald Trump's new executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries, becoming the first state to challenge the ban in court.
House intelligence chief has seen no evidence to back Trump wiretap charge
WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence to support President Donald Trump's allegation he was wiretapped by then-President Barack Obama during the 2016 presidential campaign. | Video
U.S. secretary of state to make first trip to Asia
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Asia next week and meet with senior officials to discuss North Korea's recent missile tests and U.S. economic and security interests in the region.
Senate revokes Obama federal land-planning rule
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday revoked a rule that aimed to give the public more input into federal land management decisions, the latest move by the Republican-led Congress to undo Obama administration environmental regulations it sees as a burden.