Trump targets defense giants’ shareholder payouts as cost overruns mount, sources say

Trump targets defense giants’ shareholder payouts as cost overruns mount, sources say

By Joey Roulette and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is planning an executive order that would limit dividends, buybacks and executive pay for defense contractors whose projects are over budget and delayed, according to three sources briefed on the order. President Donald Trump and the Pentagon have long complained about … Read more

House votes to nullify Trump’s order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers

House votes to nullify Trump’s order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two dozen House Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday to pass a bill that would restore collective bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of federal employees, an attempt to overturn an executive order President Donald Trump issued earlier this year. The measure passed 231-195 after reaching the floor through a bipartisan … Read more

Federal judge throws out Trump’s order blocking wind energy development

Federal judge throws out Trump’s order blocking wind energy development

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all wind farm leasing on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates US law. Judge Patti Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts … Read more