Obama to meet with Kerry, deliver statement: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will to deliver a statement at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time (1645 GMT) after first meeting with Secretary Of State John Kerry, the White House said in a statement.
Teneo, firm with Clinton ties, declines to answer Senate questions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teneo, a global consulting firm with ties to White House contender Hillary Clinton, has dismissed a U.S. Senate panel’s suggestion that it had undue influence at the State Department when Clinton was the top U.S. diplomat, calling …
Revised U.S. defense bill sails through House, despite Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday, including $5 billion in spending cuts not contained in a version of the bill vetoed by President Barack Obama last month.
U.S. House slashes proposed spending increases for auto safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite public outrage over deadly auto defects including faulty ignition switches and air bags inflators, the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to slash proposed spending increases for vehicle safety including defe…
Son of indicted U.S. congressman convicted of fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The son of U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah of Philadelphia was found guilty on Thursday of defrauding banks to obtain business loans he used for personal expenses, including buying jewelry and paying casino gambling debts.
U.S. House approves transportation bill with trade bank renewal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a multi-year transportation funding bill that also would revive the idled Export-Import Bank, but final provisions are subject to negotiations with the Senate.
U.S. voters OK 81.6 percent of bonds in Tuesday elections
(Reuters) – U.S. voters gave the green light on Tuesday to the sale of $18.9 billion or 81.6 percent of the about $23 billion of bonds cities, schools, parks and other issuers in the municipal debt market placed on ballots, according to results on Thur…
New NSA domestic spy program too clumsy to use: U.S. senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new, more limited system for monitoring Americans’ phone calls for signs of terrorist intent is so slow and cumbersome that the U.S. National Security Agency will likely never use it, a senior Senate Republican said.
Secret Service protection authorized for Trump, Carson: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has authorized U.S. Secret Service protection for Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson, a DHS spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Guantanamo prisoners should remain there: House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prisoners being held at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should remain at the facility, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday.
