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LOS ANGELES, Oct 12- President Donald Trump's administration has vowed to revive the coal industry, challenged climate-change science and blasted renewable energy as expensive and dependent on government subsidies. And yet the solar power industry is booming across Trump country, fueled by falling development costs and those same subsidies, which many...
WASHINGTON— One of Facebook's top executives met Wednesday with House members investigating the company's Russia- linked ads and told them the social media giant is serious about dealing with the issue. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, told lawmakers behind closed doors that the company is working hard to ensure Americans "understand...
WASHINGTON, Oct 5- The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday that he expects Congress will take steps to control the use of "bump stock" gun accessories that enable rifles to be turned into rapid-fire guns, following Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas. "This is definitely an area we should look at," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy...
President Trump will reckon with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas as he meets with survivors and law enforcement officials.
A U.S. official told Congress on Tuesday it would be "rational" to legislate a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
"It almost seems like words are not enough" to describe the Las Vegas concert massacre, the California Republican says.
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (R-Calif.), talks about the Republicans' tax reform plan.
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (R-Calif.), talks about the deadly shooting in Las Vegas that left more than 50 people dead and over 200 injured.
WASHINGTON, Sept 14- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $1.2 trillion bill to fund most government activities in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, knowing the Senate will disagree with many controversial elements and force a negotiation that could stretch into December. The bill, passed by a 211-198 vote largely along party lines in the...
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) shares his views on reforming the current tax laws and the likelihood of forming a bipartisan agreement on taxes.
"I think it's always good when the president is talking to both sides," Rep Kevin McCarthy says.
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) weighs in on immigration reform while securing U.S. borders
Aug 31- The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles, congressional aides said. Automakers and technology companies including General Motors Co and Alphabet Inc's' self-driving unit Waymo have been pushing...
Aug 31- The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles, congressional aides said. Automakers and technology companies including General Motors Co and Alphabet Inc's' self-driving unit Waymo have been pushing...
WASHINGTON, July 14- A bill that many lawmakers hoped would send a message to President Donald Trump to keep a strong line against Russia hit a new snag in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, as Republicans proposed combining it with sanctions on North Korea. The Russia sanctions bill passed the Senate on June 15 by 98-2, but it has not come up for a vote in the...
Some of Silicon Valley's most prominent execs have already started donating to both parties ahead of the 2018 midterms, Recode reports.
Kevin McCarthy's comment comes after Republican Karen Handel won Georgia's special election against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) talks about working through health-care reform to get to tax reform. Also Speaker McCarthy weighs in on a border adjustment tax and tax parity among states.
The Treasury secretary wants a "clean" bill by August. House Republicans aren't saying much of substance in response.
In a White House meeting, Trump welcomed indications by senior Republicans that the Senate might vote on a healthcare bill in July, before it breaks for the summer, after the House of Representatives passed its own version in May. The gathering included Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and his No. 2, Senator John Cornyn, along with House Speaker Paul Ryan...
