In blow to tax negotiators, Obama threatens veto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to veto a deal still under negotiation in Congress that would make several expiring business tax breaks permanent.
Flournoy withdraws from consideration as U.S. defense secretary: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michele Flournoy, a former top U.S. Department of Defense official widely tipped as a possible replacement for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, has taken herself out of consideration for the job, according to multiple sources famil…
Exclusive: U.S. to leave more troops in Afghanistan than first planned – sources
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States is preparing to increase the number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap left in the NATO mission by other contributing nations, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
Democrats vow to thwart emerging Republican budget plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in Congress on Tuesday vowed to reject an emerging Republican effort to split immigration-related funding from a full-year government spending bill that avoids a government shutdown.
Obama heckled over immigration policies in Chicago appearance
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama was interrupted several times by hecklers during a speech on his immigration policy on Tuesday, and their complaint was that his plan did not go far enough in protecting illegal immigrants from deportation.
Top Democrat says Obama focus on healthcare in 2009 was mistake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Senate Democrat said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats made a major political blunder in 2009 when they chose to focus on healthcare reform instead of concentrating on fixing the econom…
Flournoy withdraws from consideration as U.S. defense secretary: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michele Flournoy, a former top U.S. Department of Defense official widely tipped as a possible replacement for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, has taken herself out of consideration for the job, according to multiple sources famil…
U.S. House to hold hearing on oil export ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A House of Representatives panel will hold a hearing on Dec. 11 to explore whether a decades-old law that prohibits the export of crude oil makes sense in an era of domestic energy abundance.
U.S. government working to renew oil agreement with Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is in the midst of renewing its 35-year-old commitment to supply Israel with oil in emergency situations after the pact expired on Tuesday, a U.S. State Department official said.
Prioritizing healthcare overhaul was a mistake: Senate Democrat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The No. 3 Democrat in the Senate said on Tuesday the Democratic Party had made a political mistake by pushing for Obamacare.
