White House scraps key plan to lower U.S. drug prices, may target makers
The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine prices, backing down from a policy aimed at health insurers and raising the possibility of new measures focused on drug makers. The abandoned proposal would have required health insurers ...
U.S. vice president cancels trip, sparking speculation after report of 'emergency callback'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence abruptly canceled a trip to New Hampshire on Tuesday, sparking speculation over what was initially described as an "emergency." A representative of Pence told an audience in New Hampshire — where the vice president was scheduled to give a speech ...
First lady Melania Trump's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, to become White House press secretary
A longtime spokeswoman and confidante to Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham, will succeed Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House press secretary, the first lady announced Tuesday. Grisham is jumping into her new role by accompanying President Donald Trump on a trip to Asia starting Wednesday. Grisham ...
One nominee was flagged for his relationship with Russia, another for his alleged ties to white supremacist groups, and several others for criticizing Donald Trump before he became U.S. president. These are the revelations from a trove of vetting documents published by news site Axios ...
White House consents to congressional interview of ex-staffer
The White House said on Friday it has consented to a former staffer appearing before a congressional panel for an "on the record interview," accompanied by his lawyers, regarding security clearance policies and procedures. The "reasonable accommodation offer" of a voluntary appearance by former White ...
Young entrepreneur aims to send 3D-printed rockets to space, has launchpad at Canaveral
To see Tim Ellis hunched over his laptop, alone in a room at a major space industry conference in Colorado, you can hardly imagine that he might be the next Elon Musk. But Relativity Space, the company he founded in December 2015 with the vision ...
Democrat-led House panel subpoenas ex-White House personnel chief in security clearance probe
A Democratic-led congressional committee voted on Tuesday to subpoena a former White House security clearance chief over whistle-blower allegations that the Trump administration inappropriately reversed career officials' decisions to deny security clearances to some of the president's advisers. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House of ...
New website of Japan's Prime Minister's Office takes its cue from Trump White House
The new website of the Prime Minister's Office, which has become less wordy and uses more pictures after a recent design overhaul, resembles the site of the White House. The Prime Minister's Office implemented the change on March 2, making the Japanese version of the ...
White House's Kevin Hassett says wage growth will exceed 4% this year
President Donald Trump's chief economist predicted wage growth in the U.S. will accelerate past 4 percent this year amid a strong labor market, more capital investment and rising productivity. "What we're seeing is basically a really strong economy with solid wage growth that I think ...
'Executive time': Leak of Trump's daily schedule, of mainly idle hours, prompts White House fury
Donald Trump's typical day starts late and is spent mostly watching TV, browsing newspapers and tweeting, according to a leak of the president's confidential schedule. The weekend report on news site axios.com angered the White House, which did not deny the details of what appears ...
White House denies reports of canceled trade meeting ahead of China talks
A top White House aide flatly rejected media reports Tuesday that Washington had canceled a trade meeting ahead of next week's high-level talks with Chinese officials. The reports by the Financial Times and CNBC earlier sent U.S. stocks sharply lower, reviving fears that efforts to ...
White House asked for options to strike Iran after Baghdad compound shelling, WSJ reports
The White House's national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of militants aligned with Tehran fired mortars into an area in Baghdad that is home to the U.S. Embassy, the Wall Street ...
