Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday over the t…
NSA chief says Clinton emails were ‘opportunity’ for foreign powers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It would present an “opportunity” for spy agencies if the foreign minister of Russia or Iran were to use a private email server for official business, the chief of the U.S. National Security Agency said on Thursday.
NSA chief says Clinton emails were ‘opportunity’ for foreign powers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It would present an “opportunity” for spy agencies if the foreign minister of Russia or Iran were to use a private email server for official business, the chief of the U.S. National Security Agency said on Thursday.
Bill to avoid government shutdown moves in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Thursday began advancing bills urgently needed to avoid federal agency shutdowns on Oct. 1 while navigating conservatives’ demands to punish Planned Parenthood over an abortion controver…
Senate to take test vote Monday on government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate, racing against a Sept. 30 deadline, has scheduled a procedural vote on Monday for legislation that would temporarily fund the federal government and avoid agency shutdowns on Oct. 1.
Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday over the t…
China’s Xi arrives in Washington for first U.S. state visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Thursday for a state visit and talks with President Barack Obama expected to be clouded by differences over alleged Chinese cyber spying, Beijing’s economic policies and terri…
Senate blocks Republican bill denying Planned Parenthood funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday stopped an effort by Republicans to deny federal funding for women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood as part of a bill keeping government agencies operating on Oct. 1, the start of the new fisca…
Obama to meet Putin at Russian leader’s request: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week while both men are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly at Putin’s request, a senior Obama administration official said on Thurs…
Putin to meet Obama on September 28: Kremlin
SEMIKARAKORSK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday in New York, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
