Cuba not returning to capitalism despite U.S. deal: Castro’s daughter
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will defend its socialist principles and will not return to capitalism just because it has agreed a detente with the United States, the daughter of President Raul Castro said, dispelling any notion that U.S. companies would be f…
Obama: Keystone benefits for U.S. consumers, workers nominal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast would only nominally benefit American consumers and workers in perhaps his stronge…
North Carolina judges uphold GOP-drawn voting districts
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Voting maps, drawn by North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature and denounced by critics as an effort to diminish the influence of black voters, are constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
Obama says normalization offers best chance to influence Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Normalized relations with Cuba will give the United States its best chance to influence the communist-ruled island, President Barack Obama said on Friday, and he urged Congress to ease the U.S. economic embargo against Havana.
Obama says would veto any weakening of consumer protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday threatened to veto any efforts by a Republican-controlled Congress to weaken measures aimed at protecting consumers from abuses in the financial system.
Obama says Cuba relationship not at stage where he would visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the expanded diplomatic relationship with Cuba is not at a stage at which he would visit the island country or have its president come to the United States.
Obama says U.S. Congress could tackle tax reform in 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that he thought lawmakers could agree to make changes to the U.S. tax code in the next Congress, based on his recent conversations with Republican leaders.
Surprised U.S. lobbyists push quick 2015 terrorism insurance renewal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lobbyists for insurers, real estate financiers and businesses launched into action this week to urge quick renewal of a terrorism insurance program in 2015 after U.S. lawmakers left it to expire at the end of this year.
Potential U.S. Republican 2016 contenders spar over Cuba policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Neither is officially running for president yet, but potential Republican 2016 presidential candidates Rand Paul and Marco Rubio have trading barbs about Cuba in what were the opening shots of an intraparty fight over U.S. policy…
Hagel could be briefed Friday on Bergdahl investigation: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to be briefed as early as Friday on an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the capture of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, the Pentagon s…
