Bangladesh diplomat must face domestic worker’s U.S. lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a request by a Bangladesh diplomat and his wife to dismiss a lawsuit by a former domestic worker who accused them of forcing him to work without pay in slavery-like conditions.
NY Governor Mario Cuomo remembered as a humble family man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was memorialized on Tuesday, at a ceremony that drew political luminaries from around the United States, as a humble man of simple tastes who adored his family.
White House: no change in U.S. policy on exporting crude oil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has not changed its policies on exporting U.S. crude oil, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, when asked whether Washington would consider exporting U.S. crude to Mexico.
U.S. senator wants Cuba talks canceled over prisoners’ fate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a leading opponent of President Barack Obama’s restoration of ties to Cuba, called on the administration on Tuesday to cancel upcoming talks with Havana at least until dozens of detainees are released.
Obama would not sign Keystone pipeline bill if it passes: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama would not sign a bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada if it passes under the new Republican-led U.S. Congress, the White House said on Tuesday.
Obama invites congressional leaders to meeting next Tuesday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday said it had invited top leaders from both parties in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to meet with President Barack Obama next week.
Republican Jeb Bush to launch PAC before 2016 presidential contest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush will launch a political action committee on Tuesday that allows him to raise money for political activities as he considers a run for his party’s 2016 presidential nomination.
Showdown looms as North Dakota legislators mull oil levy sharing
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – North Dakota’s legislature will decide how to divvy up oil tax revenue among the state’s 53 counties, and whether to wave sales taxes on materials used to build natural gas pipelines and chemical plants in a biennial session…
Air of unpredictability as new Obama-McConnell relationship begins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell are warily looking for areas of agreement as they begin a new chapter in a relationship that is likely to remain frosty but businesslike.
NY mayor brushes off reports of police arrests slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described a sharp decline in arrests and court summonses in the two weeks since two policemen were shot dead in an ambush as a few “aberrant” days, brushing off reports they were signs of a police…
