Pentagon again asks China to end island building, seeks more military contact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met a top Chinese general on Thursday and repeated a U.S. call for a halt to land reclamation in the South China Sea, while stressing that the Pentagon remained committed to expanding military co…
House takes key steps toward ‘fast-track’ vote on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s quest for “fast-track” negotiating authority on a Pacific Rim trade deal passed its initial tests in the House of Representatives on Thursday ahead of a final vote on Friday on contentious trade measures….
Pentagon repeats call for China to end island building, seeks more military contact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met a top Chinese general on Thursday and repeated a U.S. call for a halt to land reclamation in the South China Sea while stressing that the Pentagon remained committed to expanding military con…
Bill aimed at ‘patent trolls’ advances in House
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A congressional panel on Thursday approved a bill aimed at deterring frivolous patent lawsuits, but which some critics say undermines the ability to protect new innovations.
North Carolina lawmakers allow ‘opt-out’ over same-sex marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Government officials in North Carolina can refuse to perform same-sex marriages by citing religious objections under a law enacted on Thursday by the Republican-led legislature, which voted to override the governor’s veto.
Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. Internet traffic regulations, known as net neutrality rules, will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected the telecommunications industry’s request to partly suspend their implementation while the…
House takes key steps toward ‘fast-track’ vote Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s quest for “fast-track” negotiating authority on a Pacific Rim trade deal passed its initial tests in the House of Representatives on Thursday ahead of a final vote on Friday on contentious trade measures….
Illinois governor rejects possibility of temporary budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Thursday rejected the possibility of a short-term spending plan to keep the state operating beyond the July 1 start of fiscal 2016 if there is no deal over a full-year budget.
U.S. fracking rules to face early legal test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Energy industry groups and states that oppose new U.S. rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands are headed to court this month to try to block the regulations a day before they are to take effect.
Michigan governor signs bills allowing gay-couple adoption refusal
(Reuters) – Michigan’s governor signed legislation on Thursday allowing private adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples on religious grounds, one of a series of Republican-backed measures at the state level targeting gay cou…
