Obama to decide soon on troop levels in Afghanistan: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will decide soon on adjusting the level of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
California lawmaker seeks to ban chewing tobacco in baseball
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Major League Baseball players would be banned from using chewing tobacco at games in California under a bill expected to be introduced in the state legislature on Tuesday, the first in a nationwide campaign planned by ant…
Chief justice could again swing Obamacare case in government’s favor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three years ago, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts cast the tie-breaking vote in a ruling that saved President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform. As the high court prepares to weigh another challenge that could shatter Obamacare, a review of Roberts’ recent votes and opinions suggest he could again sway the case the government’s way.
Wisconsin hearing on right-to-work bill set for Tuesday
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Wisconsin’s majority-Republican legislature will this week take up a right-to-work bill that is expected to spark union protests in Madison, after two legislative committees on Monday approved plans to convene an extraordinary…
U.S. Senate Democrats invite Netanyahu to meeting during visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during his upcoming visit to Washington, warning that making U.S.-Israeli relations a …
U.S. Senate Democrats invite Netanyahu to meeting during visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during his upcoming visit to Washington, warning that making U.S.-Israeli relations a …
NSA chief declines comment on spyware reports, says programs lawful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Security Agency refused to comment on Monday on reports that the U.S. government implants spyware on computer hard drives for surveillance purposes, saying “we fully comply with the law.”
Obama takes aim at brokers’ fees on U.S. retirement accounts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. brokers and financial advisers would face new constraints under a plan President Barack Obama put forward on Monday to reduce conflicts of interest and “hidden fees” that cost Americans billions of dollars in retirement savi…
U.S. lawmaker seeks congressional hearing on ‘superbug’ outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker on Monday called on the Congress to investigate the medical scopes blamed for an outbreak of a bacterial “superbug” at a University of California, Los Angeles hospital that has infected seven patients.
Obama warns U.S. security funding lapse would hurt economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Monday that a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would suspend pay for more than 100,000 border patrol, port inspection and airport security agents.
