U.S., Cuba make progress on restoring ties but no deal yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States reported making progress toward restoring diplomatic relations following two days of talks and pledged on Friday to continue informal negotiations in the coming weeks.
Senate rejects trade bill currency rules mandating sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Friday rejected a push to beef up rules against currency manipulation in a key trade bill, avoiding a clash with the Obama administration and U.S. trade partners.
U.S. Senators urge Obama administration to block Arctic oil drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 18 mostly Democratic U.S. senators on Friday urged the Obama administration to stop Royal Dutch Shell’s preparations for oil exploration in the Arctic, saying the region has a severely limited capacity to respond to ac…
Obama reaffirms commitment to Israel security to American Jews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support from the Jewish community ahead of a June deadline for reaching a potential deal to limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities, on Friday said his commitment to Israel was “unshakeable.”…
Clinton attacks Republicans over Ex-Im Bank in New Hampshire
HAMPTON, N.H./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton on Friday voiced strong support for keeping the U.S. Export-Import Bank open and accused Republican opponents who want to close the export-promoting lender of putting American jobs at risk.
White House says remains concerned on delay of surveillance bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that it remains concerned that the U.S. Senate has not passed a bill passed in the House of Representatives that reauthorizes federal surveillance authority with some added limitations.
Clinton friend promises cooperation with panel probing Benghazi attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime friend of Hillary Clinton who was an unofficial adviser while she was secretary of state, promised to cooperate with a congressional committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya…
Former Connecticut Governor Rowland allowed bond during appeal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating U.S. campaign laws in 2012, will be allowed to remain free on a $250,000 bond while he appeals his conviction, a fe…
How an off-the-cuff remark shaped Jeb Bush’s economic vision for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There were no fancy economic models or forecasts when former Florida Governor Jeb Bush first tossed out the idea that 4 percent annual growth should be the overarching goal for the U.S. economy.
House panel issues subpoena to Fed over 2012 information leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of a congressional committee on Thursday subpoenaed Federal Reserve documents and communications related to a 2012 leak of monetary policy information, ramping up his attack of the central bank’s handling of the case…
