F-35 engine inspection requirements eased to 13 hours -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mandatory engine inspections are now required every 13 hours for Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jets, a significant easing of the three-hour requirement imposed after an engine failure in June temporarily grounded the entire…
‘Extenders’ tax breaks renewal expected in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of special-interest tax breaks would be renewed under a bill expected to win U.S. House of Representatives approval on Wednesday, in a move to let taxpayers claim the tax breaks for 2014 while kicking a broader debate abou…
Tea Party more subdued, pragmatic as budget deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tea Party Republicans who led the charge into a 16-day government shutdown last year are now taking a more pragmatic approach as they weigh options on how to fight President Barack Obama’s immigration order.
Iowa firebrand is face of Republican fight on U.S. immigration order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prominently featured on Representative Steve King’s congressional website are what he calls “illegal immigration stories” that tell of undocumented people, mainly Hispanics, wreaking havoc in America: killing, robbing, kidnapping…
Bill would cap Russian engines on U.S. satellite launches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A compromise defense policy bill in Congress would bar the purchase of more Russian-made rocket engines to launch U.S. military satellites, clearing the way for competitive bids for 14 future launches, senior congressional aides …
Obama settles on Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Can a career Washington technocrat break into U.S. President Barack Obama’s tight-knit inner circle and oversee the world’s most powerful military?
Senators renew push on military sexual assault cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday renewed a push to overhaul the military’s handling of sexual assault cases, and the effort’s main sponsor said she might block President Barack Obama’s nominee as secretary of Defense ove…
Republican Boehner tries to avoid spending fight on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans on Tuesday to pass a long-term government spending bill next week, hoping to avoid a government shutdown and pushing any budget fight over President Bara…
Obama urges Congress to approve $6 billion for Ebola fight
BETHESDA, Md./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to approve $6.18 billion to help fight the Ebola outbreak, reminding them that even though the story has faded from the headlines, the battle against the virus is far…
Congress to push pause on ‘extenders’ tax breaks fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suspending efforts to reshape dozens of special-interest U.S. tax breaks known as the “extenders,” congressional Republicans on Tuesday said the measures would be renewed retroactively to Jan. 1 but only through the end of 2014.
