It’s try, try again for one U.S. Justice Department press release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice late Thursday revised a nearly 10-month-old press release about the resolution of a Medicare overbilling probe, after one of the settling parties threatened to sue it for defamat…
McCain blocks Obama’s pick as No.2 diplomat over Iraq policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (Story corrects spelling of first name to Antony in first paragraph)
Boehner vows to avoid government shutdown with help from Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overriding objections from some conservative Republicans, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner vowed on Thursday to plow ahead with a spending bill that averts a government shutdown while keeping some budget “leverage” over President …
Exclusive: Republicans prepare 2015 immigration legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans, outraged with President Barack Obama for easing deportations of millions of undocumented residents, plan legislation in 2015 strengthening the U.S.-Mexican border to discourage illegal immigration.
Exclusive: U.S. House Republicans prepare 2015 immigration legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans, outraged with President Barack Obama for easing deportations of millions of undocumented residents, plan legislation in 2015 strengthening the U.S.-Mexican border to discourage illegal immigration.
Exclusive: Pentagon to review Raytheon GPS ground system after cost spike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Thursday said it had ordered a review of Raytheon Co’s work on a new ground control system for Global Positioning System satellites after an Air Force-ordered restructuring drove the program’s cost significantly h…
Chicago Mayor Emanuel to launch re-election bid Saturday
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, facing a slump in public approval of his job performance, will take his first formal step in making his case for a second term when he launches his re-election campaign on Saturday at a film studio on the…
McCain blocks Obama’s pick as No.2 diplomat over Iraq policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain said on Thursday he is blocking President Barack Obama’s nomination of Anthony Blinken as the country’s number two diplomat, citing sharp disagreement with the nominee’s past statements on Iraq.
Hillary Clinton backs federal probes of Ferguson, Staten Island cases
BOSTON (Reuters) – Potential Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she was pleased the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating the recent deaths of unarmed black men in incidents with police.
Boehner vows to avoid government shutdown with help from Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overriding objections from some conservative Republicans, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner vowed on Thursday to plow ahead with a spending bill that averts a government shutdown while keeping some budget “leverage” over President …
