WASHINGTON, April 29- The White House still backs Stephen Moore for a seat on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, President Donald Trump's top economic adviser said on Monday, despite concerns among some Democratic lawmakers about his competence and past remarks. "We're still behind him, and he's going through the process of vetting," National Economic...
Barring a sudden change, Trump is expected sign the spending legislation into law and prevent the second partial shutdown since December.
Congress is rushing to finalize legislation to avoid a government shutdown, but President Donald Trump has not yet committed to signing it.
A congressional source told CNBC it would put about $1.4 billion toward physical barriers, but not a wall.
Efforts to prevent the second funding lapse of the year have hit a roadblock ahead of the looming deadline, Democrats and Republicans are saying.
The border wall is "a piece of infrastructure," the Delaware Democrat says. "We've already got more than 600, almost 700 miles of border fencing."
Despite Shelby's confidence, it is unclear whether Trump will back an agreement reached by lawmakers.
Republicans who spent their Fourth of July in Russia to help Trump in advance of the Helsinki summit distanced themselves from the president's remarks.
Sen. Richard Shelby told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that he hoped Trump's meeting with Putin could mark a turning point for relations between the two countries.
Jones' apparent win to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former seat will knock the GOP Senate majority down to 51-49.
The broad contours between those voting for Doug Jones and those for Roy Moore match the stories that have played out in special elections all year.
As the bank heads to Capitol Hill for testimony on a fake accounts scandal, Wells Fargo may have one thing going its way.
Senator Shelby defended his vote against a bill that would have allowed the Justice Department to block firearm sales to suspected terrorists.
Senate negotiators say they've reached an agreement on a six-year highway and transit bill subject to approval by rank-and-file lawmakers.
Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-AL), explains why he voted against the "fiscal cliff" bill, and weighs in on the need to "reform entitlement" programs.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5- Senators from the U.S. Gulf Coast urged President Barack Obama on Friday to ensure that any legal settlement for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill does not undermine a recently passed law that would funnel billions of dollars worth of fines to their states.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5- Senators from the U.S. Gulf Coast urged President Barack Obama on Friday to ensure that any legal settlement for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill does not undermine a recently passed law that would funnel billions of dollars worth of fines to their states.
The White House is struggling to fill key financial posts in the administration as a combination of Senate opposition and candidates’ reluctance to join up leaves critical positions empty. The FT reports.
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