Obamacare acting administrator Slavitt nominated to head agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the Obamacare healthcare program, has been nominated as head of the agency, the White House said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Clinton to face grilling by union leaders on trade, economic issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will meet privately this month with leaders of the nation’s largest labor federation as she seeks to prevent a revolt by union members infuriated by her cautious stance on a …
Florida Senator Bill Nelson to undergo prostate cancer surgery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week to treat it, his office said on Thursday.
Illinois House passes one-month state budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to fund “essential services” and state worker paychecks for a month, as the chamber controlled by Democrats remained at an impasse with the Republican governor over a f…
South Carolina governor signs bill to remove Confederate flag
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed legislation on Thursday to permanently remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds, following an emotional debate spurred by the massacre of nine black churchgo…
U.S. House cancels vote to allow Confederate flag in cemeteries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a measure that would allow the Confederate battle flag to be flown in cemeteries managed by the National Park Service, after an outcr…
Watchdog says Justice Department did not wrongfully target Web payday lenders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An internal U.S. Justice Department watchdog has cleared the agency of using an anti-fraud probe to unfairly target Internet payday lenders, after Republican lawmakers accused the department of trying to push the sector out of bu…
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill banning abortions after 20 weeks, sends to governor
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a measure banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother has a medical emergency.
U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named after Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it would rename three navigational waypoints that are currently named after Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
U.S. lawmakers blast State Department over Kabul embassy delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers criticized the State Department for construction delays and cost overruns at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan on Thursday, saying they waste taxpayer dollars and put employees’ lives at unnecessary risk.
