Jeb Bush enters the lion’s den, touts conservative credentials
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush asked skeptical conservatives to consider him a “second choice” on Friday but refused to back down from policy positions that have led many right-leaning activists to view his potential presidential candidacy with suspicion.
Obama to host Afghan President Ghani at White House in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s chief executive officer Abdullah Abdullah and other members of the Afghan government for meetings in Washington next month, White House spokesman …
Stressed, shrinking Air Force needs more funding: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force has a quarter of the number of fighter squadrons it did 25 years ago and two-thirds of the active duty airmen, a drop that threatens U.S. air superiority, defense officials told lawmakers on Friday.
Obama struggles with Wall Street to woo Democrats over broker rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is battling Wall Street to win the support of dozens of Democrat lawmakers over rules that could rein in brokers who handle trillions of dollars in retirement accounts.
White House ‘hopeful’ on coalition for Iran nuclear talks amid Netanyahu visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday the United States is hopeful that it can hold together the coalition of countries working toward an agreement with Iran on its nuclear capabilities.
Obama would sign short-term security funding bill: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that President Barack Obama would not let the Department of Homeland Security shut down and would sign a short-term bill to fund the department if offered.
Conservative economist to lead research at U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Friday appointed a former White House economist with a conservative pedigree to head Congress’s traditionally nonpartisan research body for budget policy.
Senate fails to advance bill blocking Obama immigration order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stand-alone U.S. Senate bill to block spending on President Barack Obama’s November 2014 immigration order failed to clear a procedural vote on Friday after the provisions were stripped from a Department of Homeland Security fu…
Senate passes Homeland Security funds through Sept. 30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours before funding expires for the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Senate on Friday approved nearly $40 billion to keep the agency operating through September and avoid a midnight shutdown.
U.S. investigators recover 32,744 emails in IRS targeting probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The discovery of a trove of thousands of emails reinvigorated a long-running inquiry by U.S. House of Representatives Republicans into the Internal Revenue Service’s handling of tax-exempt conservative political groups.
