U.S. Representative Grimm says will not resign after pleading guilty to tax fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New York said he would not resign from Congress following his guilty plea on Tuesday to a federal felony tax charge.
Obama applauds Sony decision to show ‘The Interview’: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is pleased Sony has decided to release “The Interview” in some theaters, after earlier bowing to pressure from a cyberattack blamed on North Korea, the White House said on Tuesday.
House probe faults IRS officials for targeting conservatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republican investigators fault top Internal Revenue Service officials for mistreating conservative organizations who sought tax-exempt status, but have found no connection to the White House, according to an interim report …
Cuban dissidents shaken by U.S. rapprochement, seek new tactics
HAVANA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s decision to end five decades of enmity with Cuba has shaken the island’s political dissidents, dividing their ranks and forcing them to rethink tactics.
U.S. says 6.4 million signed up for 2015 HealthCare.gov plans
(Reuters) – About 6.4 million Americans have selected a new individual healthcare plan or have been automatically signed up again for a 2015 insurance plan through the HealthCare.gov website, a top U.S. health official said on Tuesday, putting the agen…
Top congressional Democrat asks Sony for hack details
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the powerful U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked Sony Pictures Entertainment to hand over details of what he describes as the “devastating cyberattack” recently suffered by the Holly…
Under pressure over CIA jail, Poland sends out mixed messages
WARSAW (Reuters) – This month’s acknowledgment by Poland’s former president that he allowed the CIA to operate a secret interrogation center throws the Polish government’s appeal against a European court ruling on the jail into disarray.
U.S. State Department’s Guantanamo envoy resigns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department envoy responsible for negotiating prisoner transfers from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is resigning, officials said on Monday, even as President Barack Obama is promising a stepped-up pus…
Exclusive: Senate Republican leader McConnell opposes Obama on Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he opposed U.S. President Barack Obama’s plans to normalize relations with Cuba, and spoke of steps lawmakers might take to rein in the new policy.
U.S. rights groups want special prosecutor to probe CIA tactics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights groups on Monday called on the U.S. Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the CIA’s use of torture and other extreme measures during interrogations.
