NY Senate leader pledges to cooperate after federal probe reported
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos vowed on Thursday to work with authorities after the New York Times reported he and his son were the focus of a federal grand jury investigation.
Obama signs bill fixing Medicare doctors’ pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Thursday that repairs the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians after Congress, in rare bipartisan fashion, passed a fix earlier this week to prevent a 21 percent cut in…
Florida governor fights Obama administration over healthcare funding
TALLAHASSEE/TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott said on Thursday he would sue to stop U.S. health leaders from ending more than $1 billion in federal funding for low-income patients, arguing it stemmed from the state’s refusal to expand…
Georgia governor signs law legalizing medical marijuana
ATLANTA (Reuters) – People with seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis and other illnesses will be allowed to use a non-smoking form of medical marijuana in Georgia after the state’s Republican governor signed a measure legalizing the drug on Thursday.
Fort Hood attack Purple Heart recipients to get added benefits
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Thursday it will provide additional benefits to the dozens of soldiers awarded Purple Heart medals stemming from a 2009 shooting rampage by an Army psychiatrist at the Fort Hood Army base in central Texas.
U.S. military option in Iran ‘intact’ despite Russian missiles: U.S. General
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military option to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and encourage a diplomatic solution, remains intact despite Russia’s decision to deliver its S-300 missile defense system to Tehran, the top U.S. general s…
U.S. Senators introduce fast-track trade bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill in the Senate and House of Representatives to streamline the passage of trade deals through Congress.
U.S. House passes estate tax repeal despite veto threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday ignored a White House veto threat and passed legislation to repeal the estate tax that hits inherited assets worth $5.4 million or more.
Republican Fiorina says she would neutralize Clinton’s ‘gender card’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina said on Thursday if she were to become the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, she would neutralize Democrat Hillary Clinton’s argument that she would be the first woman p…
Clinton endorses Elizabeth Warren for Time magazine
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton made her most ringing endorsement yet of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s efforts to tamp down on “Wall Street’s irresponsible risk taking” in a two-paragraph Time magazine article on Thursday.
