Obama says cautious about expectations for Syria deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he was cautious about raising expectations regarding the agreement to pause hostilities in Syria.
Obama weighs Republican for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is considering appointing a moderate Republican to the Supreme Court, a source close to the process said on Wednesday, but leaders in the Republican-led Senate held firm to their threat to block anyone he n…
Exclusive: Latino coalition releases policy agenda for 2016 U.S. election
(Reuters) – A coalition of some of the largest U.S. Latino organizations on Thursday will lay out a raft of policies that, they say, presidential candidates and other politicians must heed to earn the votes of the growing group of voters.
Trump’s surge confounds rivals, makes him betting favorite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s chances of clinching the U.S. Republican presidential nomination shot to a record high on global betting websites on Wednesday and the billionaire businessman, long viewed as a political outsider, won his first end…
U.S. lawmaker to introduce bill to broaden CFIUS mandate beyond security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic lawmaker will introduce a bill on Thursday that seeks to broaden the powers of a U.S. government panel that reviews mergers for national security concerns, including giving it the ability to block a deal if it could …
U.S. looks to Facebook, private groups to battle online extremism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government, acknowledging its limited success in combating Islamic extremist messaging, is recruiting tech companies, community organizations and educational groups to take the lead in disrupting online radicalization.
Detroit mayor eyes legal action over pension shortfall
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit may sue some of the consultants who worked on its historic municipal bankruptcy over a $490 million pension funding shortfall that will result in bigger-than-expected city payments starting in 2024, according to Mayor Mike D…
House Republicans ready legal fight against Obama’s Guantanamo plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives are preparing legal action in case President Barack Obama tries to transfer detainees at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay to the United States, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wedn…
Spy agencies say Clinton emails closely matched top secret documents: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. spy agencies have told Congress that Hillary Clinton’s home computer server contained some emails that should have been treated as “top secret” because their wording matched sections of some of the government’s most highly c…
Ex-California lawmaker Yee sentenced to five years in prison
(Reuters) – Former California Democratic state Senator Leland Yee received a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday for conspiracy in a corruption case that involved bribery, weapons trafficking and money laundering, federal prosecutors said.
