U.S. House rejects making charity tax breaks permanent
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected legislation to make three U.S. tax breaks for certain kinds of charitable donations permanent parts of the tax code, handing a defeat to the chamber’s top tax law writer.
U.S. bill to avoid government shutdown clears hurdle in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A $1.1 trillion government funding bill, necessary to keep federal agencies operating beyond midnight, cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, paving the way for a final vote on the legislati…
Boehner: Government funding bill should pass on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said he expects the $1.1 trillion government funding bill to pass the House of Representatives later in the day.
Psychologist says U.S. Senate’s CIA report makes false charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the two psychologists who devised the CIA’s harsh Bush-era interrogation methods said on Wednesday that a scathing U.S. Senate report on the torture of foreign terrorism suspects “took things out of context” and made false…
Democrats balk at U.S. spending bill, raising shutdown risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats objected on Wednesday to controversial financial and political campaign provisions tucked into a $1.1 trillion U.S. spending bill, keeping the risk of a government shutdown alive.
No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel’s phone: prosecutor
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s top public prosecutor said an investigation into suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by U.S. spies had so far failed to find any concrete evidence.
Obama administration says cheap oil helping U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Thursday that falling oil prices are helping the U.S. economy and are unlikely to lead to a reduction in production at the country’s shale oil fields.
New Jersey voters say U.S. not ready for president ‘Jersey Guy’ Christie: poll
(Reuters) – New Jersey voters say the rest of the United States is not ready for a “Jersey Guy” president and neither is the Garden State, where Governor Chris Christie’s presidential appeal continues to slide, a poll released on Thursday showed.
U.S. closes Bagram prison, says no more detainees held in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it had shut its last detention facility in Afghanistan and no longer had custody of detainees there, closing a much-criticized chapter in Washington’s fight against Islamic extremism.
China says U.S. can’t slam others on rights when it has racism problems at home
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States has no right to confront other countries on their human rights records when it faces problems with racism and mistreatment of prisoners at home.
