Obama to call Governor Jerry Brown about California wildfires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he planned to call Governor Jerry Brown to discuss the wildfire in Northern California that have destroyed at least 585 homes and forced thousands of people to flee.
White House won’t give details on possible measures against China on cyber spying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday would not give details on President Barack Obama’s comments that the United States is preparing countervailing actions against China for engaging in industrial espionage and stealing trade secrets ove…
U.S. watchdog urges Congress to allow rail safety deadline extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. watchdog office urged Congress on Wednesday to empower regulators to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for freight and passenger railroads to adopt new safety technology that could prevent major derailments and other deadly crashe…
Biden thumps Trump for selling ‘sick message’ on U.S. immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Republican presidential contender Donald Trump was selling a “sick message” about immigrants in America based on xenophobia.
Donald Trump in the crosshairs at Republican presidential debate
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Donald Trump may have a big target on his back at the second debate of Republican U.S. presidential candidates on Wednesday as his rivals seek to make up ground they have lost to the front-running billionaire with a flai…
U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump vows to fix veterans’ care
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump appealed to veterans on Tuesday by saying a Trump administration would let them go to private hospitals and see private doctors if the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to provide dec…
Senate votes to suspend Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac CEO pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that would suspend the current compensation for the heads of the government-controlled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the disclosure of …
Senate Democrats again block Iran nuclear deal disapproval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday, for the second time in a week, blocked legislation meant to kill an Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and other world powers with Tehran.
Obama nominates Robert Califf as FDA commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Robert Califf, a leading cardiologist and researcher, as the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a sprawling agency that oversees everything from food and drugs to …
New Orleans mayor spared house arrest threat in dispute with union
(Reuters) – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has been spared house arrest on weekends after the Louisiana Supreme Court said he could remain free while appealing a contempt-of-court order in a decades-old dispute over back wages owed to firefighters.
