Obama administration sees cost savings, health benefits from climate action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The health and economic benefits of global climate change policies outweigh the impacts of taking no action, the Obama administration said Monday in a new report, which was released as Congress tries to weaken some of those polic…
Head of hacked U.S. personnel agency to face Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a U.S. agency that fell victim to cyber attacks, in a data breach affecting 4 million current and former federal workers, is poised to face U.S. lawmakers again this week.
Pentagon chief planning for longer-term rift with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States and its NATO allies are preparing militarily for the prospect that their rift with Russia could outlast President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Sunday.
Rick Perry’s lesson from 2012 U.S. presidential bid: be prepared
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rick Perry, the former Texas governor who is making a second run for the Republican presidential nomination next year, says he took away a major lesson from his failed 2012 bid: be prepared.
U.S. evangelicals draw battle lines against same-sex marriage
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule by the end of the month on whether same-sex marriage is legal, many Christian evangelicals say they would refuse to obey a decision allowing gay unions.
Tensions build as Supreme Court readies blockbuster rulings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tensions are building inside and outside the white marble facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building as the nine justices prepare to issue major rulings on gay marriage and President Barack Obama’s healthcare law by the end of the…
Appeals process for flood insurance claims needs work: Senate probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S. Senate staffers…
Obama blames gun lobby ‘grip’ on Congress for lax U.S. gun laws
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama blamed public apathy combined with the tight “grip” on Congress of the National Rifle Association, the powerful U.S. gun lobby, for blocking stricter gun laws.
Obama blames gun lobby ‘grip’ on Congress for lax U.S. gun laws
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama blamed public apathy combined with the tight “grip” on Congress of the National Rifle Association, the powerful U.S. gun lobby, for blocking stricter gun laws.
After trade spat, Obama and Pelosi kiss and make up (literally)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – After making headlines with a nasty split over trade, President Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, made a public show on Friday of making up.
