U.S. House Benghazi panel grills Clinton aide Huma Abedin for six hours
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmoil swirled again around the Republican-controlled Benghazi committee on Friday as it questioned a senior aide to Hillary Clinton, prompting fresh accusations that the panel was created to damage the Democratic front-runner’s…
U.S. House Benghazi panel grills Clinton aide for six hours
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmoil swirled again around the Republican-controlled Benghazi committee on Friday as it questioned a senior aide to Hillary Clinton, prompting fresh accusations that the panel was created to damage the Democratic front-runner’s…
Six cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Half a dozen Republican presidential candidates are edging toward financial crisis, raising the specter that some may be forced to drop out of the sprawling field of contenders.
New Orleans mayor announces $75 million settlement with firefighters
(Reuters) – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said on Friday the city had agreed to pay $75 million to settle a longstanding dispute with its firefighters over back wages, ending a quarrel in which he was threatened with house arrest.
U.S. Congress close to extension on train safety deadline: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House and Senate are “very close” to reaching bipartisan agreement to extend the Dec. 31 federal deadline for passenger and freight railroads to implement new safety technology for avoiding major accidents, an aide said …
Trump criticizes George W. Bush over 9/11, Jeb Bush hits back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump once again provoked a tit-for-tat row on Friday by saying former president George W. Bush must share some of the blame for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
House presents transportation bill but no new funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan six-year transportation bill on Friday that would allow spending for roads and bridges to keep pace with inflation but provide no new money for infrastructure…
U.S. judge rules Maryland can ditch Confederate flag license plates
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the state may start phasing out license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag as early as November, a state official said.
Obama says ‘some clicking’ between Democratic debate, baseball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that he watched the Democratic debate on Tuesday night, and he said he was impressed with all the candidates, but he added that the event conflicted with the baseball playoffs on television.
How conservatives bested corporate lobbying machine on EXIM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and other companies wanted to show Congress last February the dangers of closing the Export-Import Bank, they turned to a time-tested Washington ritual: knocking on Capitol Hill office doors….
