Obama taps Gayle Smith to lead U.S. Agency for International Development
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday said he would nominate Gayle Smith, a long-time White House adviser on development issues, as the next administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Obama’s BRAIN Initiative yields first study results
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mouse walked, the mouse stopped; the mouse ignored a bowl of food, then scampered back and gobbled it up, and it was all controlled by neuroscientists, researchers reported on Thursday.
Boehner says Obama must deliver Democratic votes on trade bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday there was strong Republican support for legislation to streamline the passage of new trade deals through Congress, but U.S. President Barack Obama needed to boos…
U.S. lawmaker optimistic on fast track trade bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday he is optimistic Congress will pass legislation key to a Pacific trade pact and said he is open to considering stronger rules against currency manipulation in a separate bill.
U.S. House’s Pelosi hopes trade proposals can be palatable to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she hoped accommodations could be made to make trade agreements currently being negotiated by the United States more palatable to congressional Democra…
Clinton dives into debate on police tactics, urges justice reform
(Reuters) – Diving into the debate over police use of force, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged police departments throughout the country to use body cameras and urged an end to excessive prison sentences that burden bla…
Sanders says he’ll seek Democratic nomination for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a self-described socialist and one of the most outspoken liberals in Congress, will seek the 2016 Democratic nomination for president, he told U.S. media on Wednesday.
North Carolina House passes bill aimed at resuming executions
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina lawmakers approved a measure on Wednesday aimed at resuming executions in the state after a nine-year break by removing the requirement that a doctor be present at all lethal injections.
Chicago mayor unveils initial fiscal reforms
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed on Wednesday the first steps he will take over the next four years to help fix the city’s financial problems by changing some of the city’s long-used and sometimes controversial debt maneuvers.
McConnell suggests Obama plan to cut power emissions won’t stick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate majority leader on Wednesday urged countries to go slowly on committing to cut carbon emissions in any global agreement later this year, in his latest effort to cripple President Barack Obama’s clean power plan.
