Senate panel to hear from U.S. antitrust bosses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee will hear from the top U.S. antitrust bosses next month to discuss a wave of big mergers over the past year, according to a staffer briefed on the hearing.
Defense Department promises plan to defeat Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense will soon submit a plan to Congress on how to defeat Islamic State, a defense official said on Thursday, four days before a deadline.
Obama says confident in legal footing after Supreme Court carbon decision
ATHERTON, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called the Supreme Court’s decision to delay implementation of his administration’s Clean Power Plan “unusual” and expressed confidence that the White House would prevail.
State Dept. subpoenaed documents from Clinton Foundation: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. State Department investigators last year issued a subpoena to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation seeking documents about projects run by the charity that may have required U.S. government approval when Hillary …
Congress approves permanent Internet access tax ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation placing a permanent ban on states’ taxing Internet access, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signing into law.
Obama to nominate acting Education Secretary King to fill post permanently
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will officially nominate acting Education Secretary John B. King to fill the post permanently, he said in a statement on Thursday, urging the Senate to quickly confirm King for the job.
George W. Bush to make first appearance for brother Jeb
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican George W. Bush on Monday will seek to generate a fresh burst of enthusiasm for his brother Jeb Bush’s White House bid in South Carolina, marking the former president’s first appearance on the campaign trail this year.
Obama to sign customs, trade enforcement bill into law: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will sign into law a bill that will strengthen trade enforcement rules and provide new tools to address currency manipulation, the White House said on Thursday.
Black U.S. lawmakers group endorses Clinton White House bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday, a much-needed boost to her campaign as it competes for the important black voting bloc in South Carolina’s primary this…
Former Senator Webb rules out independent presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb, who dropped his bid for the Democratic Party presidential nomination last October, told a Texas foreign affairs group on Thursday that he had studied an independent bid for the White House and de…
