U.S. considers declassifying report on Saudi funding of al Qaeda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is considering whether to declassify still-secret sections of a congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks which examined Saudi Arabian support for Islamist militants, the White House said on T…
Russia, Ukrainian separatists haven’t lived up to agreements: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is encouraged by efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine conflict but is concerned that agreements from previous such efforts have not been honored, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.
Ex-New York assemblyman convicted of federal bribery charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Democratic New York state Senator Malcolm Smith was found guilty on federal bribery charges on Thursday, authorities said, the latest conviction in a string of public corruption prosecutions that have roiled the state capita…
McCain calls for bill requiring U.S. arms to Ukraine if Obama does not act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will write legislation requiring the United States to send arms to Ukraine if President Barack Obama does not move to send weapons, Republican Senator John McCain said on Thursday.
U.S. defense chief voices fear of north-south NATO divide
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed concern on Thursday about a possible north-south divide in NATO and urged the alliance to tackle multiple security issues at once rather than focusing on only one.
U.S. House leader says State Department stonewalling on Keystone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday accused the State Department of stonewalling its review of the long-pending Keystone XL pipeline, saying Secretary of State John Kerry must address the issue to make …
Top House Democrat hopes Netanyahu speech to Congress doesn’t happen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she hopes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the U.S. Congress next month does not take place because Republican House Speaker John Boehner had invited…
Boehner says Pope Francis to address U.S. Congress on September 24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that Pope Francis will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Sept. 24, marking the first time a pope has delivered such a speech.
Florida governor embroiled in scandal at start of second term
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Republican Governor Rick Scott, off to a rocky start in his second term in office, faced an extraordinary meeting on Thursday with Florida’s Cabinet in which he admitted botching the ouster of the state’s top police administrator.
Boehner says Pope Francis to address U.S. Congress on September 24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that Pope Francis will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Sept. 24.
