PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - December 11
Dec 11 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $900 billion defense policy bill that would codify much of U.S. President Donald Trump's national security agenda but seek to curb his move to withdraw from Europe and to mandate more Pentagon consultation with Congress.
- The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jennifer Homendy, warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.
- The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas.
- The Trump administration debuted a website on Wednesday that opens up applications for a "gold card," an expedited visa that the federal government plans to provide to people who pay at least $1 million.
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