U.S. Office of Personnel Management to suspend IT system after hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said on Monday it would temporarily suspend a program it uses to complete background investigations, following a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of A…
State Department won’t say if Kerry would testify on Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday declined to say whether Secretary of State John Kerry would be willing to testify to a Republican-controlled congressional panel that is probing a 2012 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in B…
Obama talks with French president about Greek crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke with French President Francois Hollande on Monday about the Greek crisis, agreeing on the importance of resuming work toward an agreement on a financing and reform package for Athens, the White House …
Illinois attorney general says no state paychecks without budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois state workers cannot be paid without an enacted budget for the fiscal year that begins Wednesday, State Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on Monday as a major labor union warned it could sue over any missed paychecks.
NBC fires Trump, drops pageants over candidate’s insults to Mexicans
(Reuters) – NBC cut ties with real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump and the “Miss USA” and “Miss Universe” pageants on Monday for making comments insulting Mexicans when he began his run for president earlier this month.
In 2016 operation, Dr. Carson is outpacing many U.S. presidential rivals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon with no experience in the cutthroat world of Washington politics, is riding a surprising wave of support among conservatives that has placed him near the top of contenders for the Republican pr…
Obama signs trade bills into law, says tough battle still ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law legislation that gives him “fast-track” power to push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been the subject of intense debate in Congress and across the nation.
Divided U.S. Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma lethal injection process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday found that a lethal injection drug used by Oklahoma does not violate the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, a ruling that provoked a caustic debate among the justices about the de…
Chicago mayor turns down state cash advance to schools
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday turned down an offer by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to advance a fiscal 2016 state payment to the city’s cash-strapped school system to help make a pension payment.
U.S. top court rules against Obama administration over air pollution rule
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Obama administration should have considered compliance cost when it decided to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants, a setback for the g…
