U.S. defense chief says influence at risk without Asia trade pact
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Monday threw his weight behind the Obama administration’s bid to clear the way for a pan-Pacific trade pact, arguing that time was running out and that without a deal, U.S. influence and Asia-…
Pentagon balks at congressional bid to ease multiyear deal terms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is pushing back against congressional moves to ease requirements for multiyear weapons procurements, saying it will continue to insist that such deals generate significant savings for the government before relinquish…
Supreme Court seeks Obama administration views on Iran bank judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Barack Obama’s administration to weigh in on an appeal over whether Iran’s central bank must pay $1.75 billion to relatives of American troops killed in the 1983 Marine Corps barra…
New Jersey Supreme Court to take up pension funding appeal
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the state’s appeal of a lawsuit over pension contributions, a case with billions of dollars of public funding at stake and the end of a budget year looming.
U.S. energy secretary: Iran, U.S. on same page about framework deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Iran are on the same page about the framework agreement for a nuclear deal agreed last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Monday, seeking to minimize differences in portrayals of the deal by bo…
U.S. top court won’t hear appeal by former Cuba prisoner Gross
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by Alan Gross, the U.S. contractor imprisoned in Cuba for five years who had sued the U.S. government for negligence.
Supreme Court declines to review North Carolina voting law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the legality of new Republican-backed voting restrictions in North Carolina that were part of a law opponents argued was aimed at making it harder for voters who tend to favor D…
Washington’s Nationals Park, where the power elite goes to relax
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – While the Los Angeles Lakers have Jack Nicholson and the Hollywood crowd sitting courtside for their games, the Washington Nationals have attracted a set of high-profile groupies of their own: the nation’s powerbrokers.
Clinton campaign signed lease for Brooklyn HQ: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The campaign of likely U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has signed a lease to house its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, a source with knowledge of Clinton’s plans said on Friday.
Obama promises ‘tough conversation’ with Arab allies over security: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said he would have a “tough conversation” with America’s Gulf Arab allies in which he would promise strong U.S. support against external enemies but tell them they must address internal political challenges…
