‘Reality’ of 9/11 report less damaging than rumors: U.S. Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee called on Wednesday for the release of part of a government report on the Sept. 11 attacks, saying this would diminish speculation that the 28 pages containe…
Senate passes bill to bolster power grid, speed LNG exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate passed the first broad energy bill in nine years on Wednesday, legislation containing modest measures popular with both Republicans and Democrats to modernize the power grid and speed the permitting process for liquefi…
Supreme Court upholds Arizona legislative districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the state legislative districts in Arizona drawn by an independent commission, rebuffing complaints that the electoral maps diminished the clout of Republican voters.
Contested convention chances down after Trump takes NY: PredictIt
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The chances of a contested Republican presidential convention slid to their lowest in more than three weeks on Wednesday after Donald Trump swept to a critical victory in New York’s primary, according to PredictIt, an online market…
Apple refused China request for source code in last two years: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc has been asked by Chinese authorities within the last two years to hand over its source code but refused, the company’s top lawyer told lawmakers on Tuesday in response to U.S. law enforcement criticism of its stance o…
Senator Hatch raps House’s Puerto Rico debt bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-ranking Republican senator on Tuesday dismissed as “not satisfactory” draft legislation aimed at addressing Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis before a looming debt default on May 1, deepening intraparty divisions on the complex rescue effort.
Senior U.S. lawmakers want India PM Modi to address U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on Tuesday for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting of Congress during a visit to Washington in June.
On Oklahoma bombing anniversary, a pitch for Garland for Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Victim advocates and former prosecutors used the anniversary of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on Tuesday to lobby the U.S. Senate on behalf of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, who oversaw the prosecution of bomber Timothy McVeig…
U.S. judge approves court, police accord for Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and Ferguson, Missouri, to reform the city’s police department, a pact prompted by the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager that sparked violent prot…
UnitedHealth plans to exit Obamacare exchanges
(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc on Tuesday said it would largely exit the Obamacare individual insurance market in 2017, citing expectations for mounting losses from the program.
