Homeland Security chief: No more personal email on work computer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that he stopped using his desktop computer at work to check personal email because it posed a security risk.
Scott Walker Super PAC raises more than $20 million in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker’s Unintimidated Super PAC on Tuesday reported raising more than $20 million in its first quarter from nearly 300 donors.
McCain urges Trump to apologize to U.S. military families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator John McCain urged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday to apologize to U.S. military families for saying prisoners of war are not heroes, in his first direct response to Trump’s remarks.
Clinton’s capital gains tax plan aims at long-term investment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton’s proposed plan to overhaul capital gains taxes aims to foster long-term growth by taxing some short-term investments at higher rates, an aide for her campaign said on Monday.
Obama picks University of Michigan economist Dominguez for Fed post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has chosen University of Michigan economist Kathryn Dominguez to fill the final open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, adding an expert in international economics to the central bank’s leaders…
House Democratic leader presses for Iran deal support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, wrote to colleagues on Monday backing the nuclear agreement with Iran, as congressional Republicans railed against a U.N. vote on the deal.
Hillary Clinton pledges bigger rewards for corporate whistleblowers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would increase the incentives for corporate whistleblowers to come forward to report financial misconduct, she said on Monday.
From Israel perch, U.S. vows to help counter Iran proxy threat
HUSSEIN LOOKOUT, Israel (Reuters) – As U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter walked along an Israeli lookout near the border with Lebanon, Israel’s Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon turned to him and said: “Probably Hezbollah is watching us.”
Kerry welcomes new U.S.-Cuba ties but says some hurdles remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday welcomed the “new beginning” of ties between the United States and Cuba but said many differences remained between the two nations and that full normalization will be a long and comple…
Democratic senators vow transportation bill fight over safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Democratic U.S. senators on Monday vowed to escalate their push for tougher auto safety standards as the Senate prepared to vote as early as this week on long-term legislation to fund national highway investments.
