White House says too early to tell impact of Kerry’s injury on Iran talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it was too early to assess the impact of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent leg injury on the timing and location of ongoing Iran nuclear talks.
Obama to deliver eulogy at funeral for Beau Biden on Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy at a funeral Mass for Beau Biden on Saturday in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said on Tuesday.
Ex-House speaker Hastert to appear in court June 9
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal arraignment was moved to June 9 on Tuesday for former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, who has been charged with trying to hide $3.5 million in payments he was making to conceal past misconduct.
Exclusive: Detainee alleges CIA sexual abuse, torture beyond Senate findings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency used a wider array of sexual abuse and other forms of torture than was disclosed in a Senate report last year, according to a Guantanamo Bay detainee turned government cooperating witness.
House energy chair supports lifting oil export ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairman of the House of Representatives’ energy panel on Tuesday said he favored lifting the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports, a move that could boost support for legislation in the chamber.
Navy Secretary Mabus urges cuts in Pentagon ‘overhead’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Tuesday urged budget cutters to target what he called duplicative and ineffective agencies such as the Pentagon’s payment services arm instead of cutting needed weapons programs.
North Carolina Senate overrides governor’s veto of marriage opt-out bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – A measure that would allow some public officials in North Carolina to opt out of performing gay marriages moved closer to becoming law on Monday, when lawmakers voted to override Republican Governor Pat McCrory’s veto of the bill.
House Republican leader calls on U.S. Senate to pass NSA bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy urged the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to approve a House-passed bill reforming domestic surveillance programs.
Why U.S. billionaires may not be able to buy the 2016 election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Florida Senator Marco Rubio has one; Texas Senator Ted Cruz has one; even former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, considered a longshot for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has a billionaire in his corner. Wiscons…
California Senate passes bill to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s minimum wage would rise to $11 per hour next year under a bill passed by the state senate on Monday.
