Wisconsin’s Walker denies changing stance on illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Likely 2016 Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Scott Walker’s stance on illegal immigrants remains unchanged, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, disputing a report that he favored letting them stay in the country and eventually …
New Jersey lawmakers send post-Exxon pollution bill to governor
(Reuters) – New Jersey lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Chris Christie on Thursday that calls for more money from environmental settlements to fund cleanups.
Japan PM Abe to address joint session of U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address a joint meeting of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on April 29, becoming the first Japanese leader to do so.
Schock leaves U.S. Congress, notes Abe Lincoln had troubles too
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Aaron Schock, who became more famous for his abdominal muscles and “Downton Abbey”-style office decor than for his legislative accomplishments, on Thursday cited God, the Bible and Abraham Lincoln in his farew…
U.S. House passes bipartisan bill to fix Medicare doctor payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to permanently repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a rare bipartisan achievement and sending the issue next to the Senate.
U.S. hopes to wrap up Pacific trade deal, fast-track soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said on Thursday a Pacific trade agreement can be wrapped up in months and urged lawmakers to quickly move ahead with key trade legislation.
U.S. lawmaker to Homeland Security: ‘clean up’ Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker on Thursday questioned Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s choice of a veteran agent to lead the U.S. Secret Service and said the agency that protects the American president needs to be cleaned up.
Flaws in weapons buying threaten U.S. national security: Sen. McCain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s notoriously slow, bureaucratic and wasteful acquisition system is eroding America’s military technological edge and must be reformed, Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said o…
House Republican budget crosses finish line, barely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overcoming internal divisions on defense spending, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly approved a non-binding federal budget plan calling for $5.5 trillion in domestic spending cuts over 10 year…
Republicans ask White House about Clinton’s broken charity donors promise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Republican Party chairman asked U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday to disclose when it first learned that Hillary Clinton’s pledge to disclose all donors to her family’s charities had been “repeatedly vio…
