Cuban president to make announcement on U.S. relations
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro will speak to his nation at noon on Wednesday about relations with the United States, Cuban state television reported.
Senate confirms new chief of U.S. auto safety agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate confirmed Mark Rosekind to lead the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has come under criticism this year for not responding more quickly to evidence of potentially deadly vehicle defects.
Obama signs $1.1 trillion government spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week that lifted the threat of a government shutdown.
U.S. terrorism insurance bill killed by objections in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to extend an expiring federal terrorism insurance program effectively died on Tuesday when the U.S. Senate failed to reach an agreement to hold a vote before Congress wraps up its business for the year.
U.S. Senate confirms Obama nominee for senior State Dept post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Antony Blinken as the country’s No. 2 diplomat on Tuesday, as Democrats pushed to approve some of President Barack Obama’s choices for government posts before Republicans control Congre…
Top Democrat says regional banks key to Wall Street win on derivatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday said unpopular Wall Street banks got a long-sought rollback to Dodd-Frank reforms through Congress last week partly by leveraging the influence of smaller banks that …
Senate passes bill temporarily renewing tax breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of temporary tax breaks, including big ones for business research, wind power and foreign profits, were renewed by the U.S. Senate late on Tuesday, putting to rest worries that further delays in dealing with the so-called …
Jeb Bush explores 2016 U.S. presidential run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeb Bush is actively exploring a run for the U.S. presidency in 2016, making the former Florida governor with the famous political last name one of the first major Republicans to formally move toward a possible candidacy.
Jeb Bush explores 2016 U.S. presidential run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeb Bush is actively exploring a run for the U.S. presidency in 2016, making the former Florida governor with the famous political last name one of the first major Republicans to formally move toward a possible candidacy.
Firebrand Senator Ted Cruz apologizes for U.S. spending bill ruckus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Tea Party firebrand who nearly provoked the second government shutdown in a little over a year, on Tuesday apologized to his fellow Republicans for a strategy that backfired.
