Category: puck

The House on Monday passed legislation that would bar the government from buying telecommunications equipment from companies deemed to be national security threats, such as Chinese telecom giant Huawei.  The bipartisan Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which passed the House unanimously, could get a vote in the Senate as soon as this week.  “Securing our networks […]

U.S. Trade Representative Robert LighthizerRobert (Bob) Emmet LighthizerGOP senator warns quick vote on new NAFTA would be ‘huge mistake’ Pelosi casts doubt on USMCA deal in 2019 Pelosi sounds hopeful on new NAFTA deal despite tensions with White House MORE dismissed the idea of political costs to the administration after some Republicans signaled concern over […]

A half dozen staffers of Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (N.J.) have landed jobs at the Energy and Commerce Committee. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Van Drew, a vocal opponent of impeachment, informed his staff that he plans to switch parties after a meeting with President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhite House counsel didn’t take lead on Trump letter to […]

A top U.S. Air Force general on Tuesday said he expects North Korea’s “Christmas gift” to the United States to be a long-range missile test. “What I would expect is some type of long-range ballistic missile would be the gift. It’s just a matter of does it come on Christmas Eve, does it come on Christmas […]

The inclusion of $425 million for election security purposes in the House and Senate-negotiated annual appropriations bill garnered mixed reactions on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with Democrats taking issue with how states will be allowed to spend the funds. Sen. Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee WydenSenate Democrats press GOP chairmen over Ukraine allegations Hillicon Valley: Election […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhite House counsel didn’t take lead on Trump letter to Pelosi: reports Trump endorses Riggleman in Virginia House race Lisa Page responds to ‘vile’ Trump attacks: ‘Being quiet isn’t making this go away’ MORE reportedly intervened to slash billions of dollars worth of Medicaid funding the federal government was preparing to allocate […]

Bayer AG is appealing a court decision ordering the drugmaker to pay $25 million to a California man who said the company’s Roundup weed killer gave him cancer, according to Reuters. In a filing with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the company called the verdict in Edwin Hardeman’s case contradictory to scientific and regulatory […]

A Russian spy ship is conducting “erratic maneuvers” while operating off the southeast coast of the United States, officials told CNN. According to the officials, the surveillance ship, the Viktor Leonov, has been present along the coast of South Carolina and Florida over the past few days, CNN reported Tuesday. Two U.S. officials told the […]

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to On The Money. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, you can subscribe to it here: http://bit.ly/1NxxW2N. Write us […]

Click:Private China Tours A federal judge on Friday denied a challenge to a law that will allow New York to give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The law, which is set to go into effect next week, was facing its second challenge in court, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports. U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe ruled against […]