Paul Ryan’s bid to overhaul Medicare to resurface in new Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The next Republican budget will look a lot like those written by exiting House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, eliminating deficits in 10 years and calling again for a massive revamp of the federal Medicare program, Ryan’s r…
U.S. Congress readies new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers were expected on Friday to approve new sanctions on Russian weapons companies and investors in the country’s high-tech oil projects, putting more U.S. pressure on President Vladimir Putin for interference in easter…
Obama hails U.S. budget compromise, says it has funds needed for Ebola
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday hailed a budget compromise that many of his fellow Democrats opposed, saying it is a product of both sides working together.
Rep. John Dingell, 88, admitted to Washington, D.C., hospital
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative John Dingell of Michigan, the longest- serving member of Congress, was admitted on Friday to a Washington hospital for observation, his office said.
China expresses regret at U.S. failure to pass IMF reforms
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed regret on Friday at the failure of U.S. Congress to pass reforms to give emerging markets greater say at the International Monetary Fund.
House narrowly passes spending bill, averts government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions.
U.S. House passes $1.1 trillion government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill late on Thursday to fund most federal agencies through Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
Kerry feels heat on Keystone oil pipeline at U.N. climate talks
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged countries at U.N. climate talks in Lima to move away from using fossil fuels while demonstrators gathered outside the meeting urged him to reject the Keystone oil pipeline.
Psychologist who helped devise CIA interrogation program lost Mormon role
SPOKANE, Wa. (Reuters) – One of the chief architects of the CIA’s harsh interrogation program said on Thursday he had to quit as leader of his Mormon church in 2012 amid controversy about his role in fighting terrorism.
In 2003, U.S. experts doubted key Iraq war claim: cable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A CIA cable disclosed on Thursday showed that U.S. counter terrorism officials in 2003 discounted reports that a leader of the Sept. 11 attacks met an Iraqi intelligence official in Prague just before the attacks, further undermi…
