Ex-NY Senate leader Skelos, son plead not guilty in corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges the politician pressured companies doing business with the state to give his son hundreds of thousands of dollars in jobs …
Senate lets NSA spy program lapse, at least for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The legal authority for U.S. spy agencies’ collection of Americans’ phone records and other data expired at midnight on Sunday after the Senate failed to pass legislation extending their powers.
Senate to let NSA spy program lapse, at least temporarily
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Sunday reforming a controversial program that collects Americans’ telephone call records, but final passage appeared doubtful before the surveillance system expires at midnight.
Obamas visit Biden family after death of vice president’s son
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama visited Vice President Joe Biden and his family on Sunday to offer condolences after the death of Biden’s son, Beau.
Hastert’s hometown in disbelief over unfolding scandal
YORKVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) – The Christian liberal arts college in Illinois where former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert graduated removed his name from its policy center on Sunday, as his hometown struggled to digest news of criminal charges that cou…
Joe Biden’s son Beau dies of brain cancer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, died on Saturday after battling brain cancer, the vice president said. He was 46.
Jeb Bush says U.S. should embed some troops with Iraqis for training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush, calling President Barack Obama’s handling of the Islamic State a failure, said the United States should embed some U.S. troops with Iraqi forces to train them and identify targets.
With tough words for Wall St, O’Malley launches White House bid
BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) – Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley blasted social injustice and Wall Street excesses as he launched a White House bid on Saturday, casting himself as a younger, more liberal alternative to Democratic Party frontrun…
With tough words for Wall St, O’Malley launches White House bid
BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) – Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley blasted social injustice and Wall Street excesses as he launched a White House bid on Saturday, casting himself as a younger, more liberal alternative to Democratic Party frontrun…
Rollback of U.S. spy powers would mark post-9/11 watershed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At 3:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, the National Security Agency and telecommunications companies will begin mothballing a once-secret system that collected Americans’ bulk telephone records, shutting down computers and sealing off wareh…
