U.S. bill aims to stop militants recruiting Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Congressional panel is expected on Wednesday to approve the first funding Congress has targeted specifically at programs to stop Islamic State and other militant groups recruiting Americans, congressional aides said.
Democratic presidential candidate O’Malley raised $2 million in first month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley raised $2 million in his first month as a candidate, a campaign spokesman said on Wednesday.
Senate Democrats seek bill to aid Puerto Rico fiscal crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday unveiled legislation they are pushing to give Puerto Rican entities the same access to Chapter 9 bankruptcy protections enjoyed by similar entities in the United States.
Newspapers to hold U.S. Republican presidential forum before first debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three newspapers will hold a forum for U.S. Republican presidential candidates before the first official debate, saying they disagreed with the decision to restrict that event to the top 10 candidates, the New Hampshire Union Lea…
Obama to announce project for more broadband in public housing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is set to announce a pilot project on Wednesday to expand broadband access for people who live in public housing, his administration’s latest push to narrow the “digital divide” between the rich and po…
U.S. senators concerned over Malaysia human-trafficking rating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nineteen U.S. senators, including Democrats and Republicans, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday expressing “grave concern” that Malaysia may be upgraded in this year’s U.S. list of human trafficking offen…
White House backs five-month highway bill, asks Congress for longer- term plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday it supported a five-month extension of transportation funding that is currently before the U.S. Congress to give lawmakers time to work out a longer-term plan.
Obama to hold news conference on Wednesday: White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will hold a news conference on Wednesday to answer questions about the nuclear agreement the United States and other world powers recently reached with Iran.
Planned Parenthood slams secret video as false portrayal of fetus tissue program
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said on Tuesday a secretly recorded video that surfaced on the Internet falsely portrayed the reproductive health group’s participation in the sale of tissue and body parts from aborted fetuses.
Obama calls for criminal justice reforms by end of year
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted to work with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on new prison sentencing reform legislation by the end of the year to reduce sentences for low-level drug dealers and parole violatio…
