Doctors, patients scramble ahead of high court Obamacare decision
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the U.S. Supreme Court takes on a make-or-break Obamacare case this week, a growing number of U.S. patients and their doctors are already devising a Plan B in case they lose medical coverage.
Democrats, State Department defend Hillary Clinton over email flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats scrambled on Tuesday to contain the fallout for Hillary Clinton, their favored 2016 presidential candidate, after allegations she inappropriately used her personal email for work while secretary of state.
Lawmakers gear up for Supreme Court Obamacare fray
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – War rooms of lawmakers and their aides in the U.S. Congress are working furiously to try to influence the Supreme Court’s nine justices who will hear arguments on Wednesday on the future of President Barack Obama’s landmark health…
Israel’s Netanyahu draws rebuke from Obama over Iran speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United States on Tuesday that it was negotiating a bad deal with Iran that could spark a “nuclear nightmare,” drawing a rebuke from President Barack Obama and exposing a deepen…
Republicans press U.S. consumer watchdog to stop regulating overdraft fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday said that the U.S. consumer watchdog should stop limiting the way banks charge overdraft protection fees even as the agency considers tighter regulations on the practice.
House breaks impasse, passes security funding without provisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chaotic three-month-long fight in Congress over funding the U.S. domestic security agency ended on Tuesday, but not before it highlighted House Speaker John Boehner’s inability to halt the Republican Party’s further descent int…
U.S. Republicans pushing Iran bill despite veto threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the Senate would begin debate next week on a bill that would require President Barack Obama to submit any final nuclear deal with Iran for approval by Congress.
House breaks impasse, passes security funding without provisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chaotic three-month-long fight in Congress over funding the U.S. domestic security agency finally ended on Tuesday, but not before it highlighted House Speaker John Boehner’s inability to halt the Republican Party’s further des…
Democrats scramble to defend Hillary Clinton over email flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats scrambled on Tuesday to contain the fallout for Hillary Clinton, their favored 2016 presidential candidate, after allegations she inappropriately used her personal email for work while secretary of state.
U.S. talks on fast track trade bill ‘stuck’: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan talks on how to speed trade deals through the U.S. Congress are deadlocked and legislation is unlikely to come up for debate before April, a senior Republican senator said on Tuesday, tightening the timeframe to finish…
