U.S. to unveil plan to curb oil and gas sector methane soon: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration as soon as Wednesday will announce its plans for curbing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, which the United States must do to meet its 2020 target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, people…
White House: ruble plunge has Russia between ‘rock and hard place’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s rouble crisis has put Moscow’s economic policy “between a rock and a hard place,” but the impact on the United States should be limited, President Barack Obama’s top economist told reporters on Tuesday.
California pensions should divest coal assets: state senate leader
(Reuters) – California pension plans would divest all assets related to the coal industry under a measure the leader of the state senate said he will propose to reduce support for an industry that critics blame for contributing to climate change.
Former Miami-area mayor found guilty in mortgage fraud scheme
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal jury in Florida found a former Miami-area mayor guilty of six counts of wire fraud on Tuesday, part of a scheme that used straw buyers and false mortgage applications to collect millions from lenders.
White House task force takes aim at illegal seafood trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House task force on Tuesday issued proposals to tighten the grip on the illegal global seafood trade, which the group said causes billions of dollars in losses to the legal fishing industry annually.
U.S. government says demand for 2015 Obamacare plans jumped in week ending December 12
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Tuesday that demand for the health insurance plans created under the national healthcare reform law, often called Obamacare, jumped during the fourth week of 2015 open enrollment to over 1 million people.
Judge declares Obama immigration action unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s new plan to ease the threat of deportation for 4.7 million undocumented immigrants violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge found on Tuesday, handing down the first legal ruling against the plan.
First job for new Republican Senate is Keystone XL: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new Republican-controlled Senate’s first act in January will be approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday.
U.S. Senate confirms Obama pick for immigration job despite tussle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice for a senior immigration enforcement job, defying Republicans who tried to block the nomination to protest Obama’s executive order granting deportation relief t…
Minnesota ex-governor Ventura sues HarperCollins over ‘Sniper’ book
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has sued HarperCollins Publishing, saying he was defamed in passage from a book it put out from an ex-Navy SEAL who claimed the two were in a bar fight.
