Obama rejects as ‘ugly lie’ notion that West at war with Islam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged countries to tackle violent Islamist militancy around the world and rejected as “an ugly lie” suggestions that the West was at war with Islam and embroiled in a clash of civilizations…
Republicans to keep up immigration fight after court ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservatives in the U.S. Congress, emboldened by a federal judge’s action, say they will renew their assault on President Barack Obama’s immigration orders next week, even if it heightens the risk of a partial Department of Home…
Haitian activists call on United States to halt deportations
MIAMI (Reuters) – Wildrick Guerrier, a refugee from the devastation of the 2010 Haitian earthquake, died in a Haitian jail in 2011, 10 days after the United States revoked his temporary permission to stay in the country and deported him and 26 other me…
Obama rallies votes for Chicago Mayor Emanuel ahead of election
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama appeared side-by-side on Thursday with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, his former chief of staff, who has faced declining approval ratings among black voters as he seeks a second term in city elections next week.
New York assembly ex-speaker Silver indicted on corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker and one of the state’s most powerful politicians for two decades, on federal corruption charges on Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
Oklahoma lawmaker to rewrite bill on state’s AP U.S. history funding
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma lawmaker said on Thursday a bill that would cut funding for Advanced Placement U.S. history courses on the grounds that they did not portray the country in a positive enough light had been poorly worded and that he…
New York school districts to stop asking about immigration status
NEW YORK (Reuters) – School districts in 14 New York counties have agreed to stop inquiring about the immigration status of prospective students and their guardians, the state attorney general said on Thursday.
Obama picks State’s Psaki to lead White House communications
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has picked U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki to take over as White House communications director, bringing someone with whom he has a long history back into his inner circle as other long-time aid…
U.S. lawmaker sees fast-track trade power soon in step towards trade pact
TOKYO (Reuters) – The chairman of a U.S. congressional committee responsible for trade said on Thursday he expects passage of legislation to fast-track trade deals soon, a vital step towards a Pacific trade pact covering a large chunk of the global eco…
U.S. approves export of new Raytheon sensor for Patriot missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has approved Raytheon Co to export a new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) sensor based on gallium nitride semiconductor technology to countries that have Patriot missile defense systems, the company …
