Lockheed F-35s finish at-sea test flights as U.S. Navy warms to new jet
ABOARD USS EISENHOWER (Reuters) – Two Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets wrapped up a second round of successful test flights off the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier on Friday, a key milestone toward operational use of the jets by the U.S…
Exclusive: U.S. warns governments, bankers Iran sanctions still in place
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has privately reminded foreign governments and U.S. bankers that sanctions against Iran remain in effect, cautioning against a rush by Western companies to invest in Iran’s oil industry and other businesses until the country fully complies with the July nuclear agreement.
Clinton’s support slides ahead of first Democratic debate
(Reuters) – Just days before she will take the stage in the first Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton’s lead over rival Bernie Sanders has narrowed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
U.S. officials to take direct safety oversight of Washington subway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials will take over direct safety supervision of Washington’s troubled subway system under a plan announced by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Friday.
Leading Republican Ryan reconsiders House speaker run: lawmakers
WASHINGTON/JANESVILLE, Wis. (Reuters) – A leading Republican congressman with allies on the right wing of the party, Paul Ryan, is weighing a bid to replace retiring U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, fellow lawmakers said on Friday as…
Judge tears up district of Republican vying to be House speaker
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida judge seeking to resolve a long-running legal dispute over the state’s congressional districts on Friday sent the state Supreme Court a new map that breaks up the constituency of U.S. Representative Daniel Webste…
Exclusive: U.S. warns governments, bankers Iran sanctions still in place
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has privately reminded foreign governments and U.S. bankers that sanctions against Iran remain in effect, cautioning against a rush by Western companies to invest in Iran’s oil industry and other businesses until the country fully complies with the July nuclear agreement.
Pentagon denies Russian rocket engine waiver for Lockheed-Boeing venture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Friday said it would not waive a U.S. law banning the use of Russian rocket engines for military and spy satellite launches, rejecting a request from United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp…
U.S. pulls plug on Syria rebel training effort; will focus on weapons supply
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will largely abandon its failed efforts to train moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State, and instead provide arms and equipment directly to rebel leaders and their units on the battlefield, the Obama administ…
U.S. trade bank renewal petition succeeds in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives petition to revive the shuttered U.S. Export-Import Bank drew enough support on Friday to force a vote as soon as Oct. 26 but the effort to renew the trade bank’s charter faced obstacles in the Sen…
