Senate advances fast-track trade bill sought by Obama
Washington (Reuters) – President Barack Obama moved closer to winning the power to speed trade deals through the Congress, as the Senate on Thursday advanced legislation important to his Asian trade push.
U.S. to release some Clinton Benghazi emails ‘very, very soon’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will release “very, very soon” a first tranche of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails relating to an attack in 2012 on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
Mexico weighs U.S. meat product sanctions after WTO ruling
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Thursday it would decide within about 15 days what sanctions to impose on U.S. meat products if the U.S. Congress does not comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on labeling.
Future of domestic surveillance powers uncertain as Congress fights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The future of the U.S. government’s power to spy on Americans’ phone calls was up in the air on Thursday as Congress fought over proposed reforms, with no clear outcome in sight.
Future of domestic surveillance powers uncertain as Congress fights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The future of the U.S. government’s power to spy on Americans’ phone calls was up in the air on Thursday as Congress fought over proposed reforms, with no clear outcome in sight.
Senate advances fast-track trade bill sought by Obama
Washington (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday moved closer to winning the power to speed trade deals through the U.S. Congress when the Senate advanced legislation important to his Asian trade push.
U.S., Cuba talks on opening embassies head into second day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks between the United States and Cuba will go into a second day on Friday as the sides try to reach agreement on reopening embassies shut for more than half a century, the crucial next step in their historic detente.
In New Hampshire, Jeb Bush draws contrast with brother on spending
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush, looking for more ways to draw a contrast with his older brother, criticized former President George W. Bush on Thursday for permitting too much federal government spending.
Senate Democrats press for Amtrak funding increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats from the Northeast, where the Amtrak rail service is considered essential, vowed on Thursday, in the wake of a deadly train crash, to fight Republican budget cuts for the passenger line, while acknowledging …
Senate panel’s bank oversight bill gets no Democratic votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to ease regulations across the U.S. financial sector passed a Senate committee on Thursday with no support from Democrats, in a setback to the largest overhaul of 2010 banking reforms since the rules were put in place.
