FBI detects breaches against two state voter systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois and Arizona’s voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election, according to a U.S. offic…
California lawmakers send governor bill authorizing farmworker overtime
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California would become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill approved by the legislature on Monday and sent to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown for his app…
Obama to meet Turkey’s Erdogan in China on September 4
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 summit in China next month and is likely to have at least an informal talk with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the White Hou…
Congressional leaders ask for more time to study new fuel rules
DETROIT (Reuters) – Three Congressional leaders on Monday asked top federal environmental and safety officials to extend by 60 days the public comment period on new vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards.
U.S., India sign military logistics agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and India signed an agreement on Monday governing the use of each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step toward building defense ties as they seek to counter the growing maritime asser…
U.S. to review use of private immigration prisons, shares slide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will study whether to discontinue using privately run detention centers, which the Justice Department recently called unsafe, for migrants and shares of private prison operators fell on Mo…
Obama to meet Philippines’ Duterte, broach human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sept. 6, and plans to touch on human rights as well as security concerns, the White House said on Monday.
House Committee requests EpiPen documents from Mylan
(Reuters) – U.S. representatives Jason Chaffetz and Elijah Cummings of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Mylan NV Chief Executive Heather Bresch on Monday asking for documents and communications related to the fast…
Republicans ask Clinton Foundation to produce correspondence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Republican National Committee asked the charity of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s family on Monday to produce all correspondence its staff had with the U.S. State Department while Clinton served as America’s most senior d…
Climate change looms large in Obama’s final trip to Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama sets out this week to meet world leaders in China and Laos during his final presidential trip to Asia, he will make an unusual stop along the way.