Takata executive warns about ability to fix deadly air bag flaw
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – An executive from Japan’s Takata Corp told U.S. senators on Thursday the supplier is urgently trying to ramp up replacement parts for millions of vehicles fitted with potentially deadly air bags, but said it may not be ab…
Eyeing 2016, Clinton, Bush weigh in on Obama’s immigration plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Soon after President Barack Obama announced his immigration plans on Thursday evening, Democrats and Republicans who might be angling for his job in 2016 weighed in on an issue that is almost certain to be at the center of their …
Republicans united in anger at Obama, not on immigration response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outrage may be the only thing that unites Republicans over President Barack Obama’s immigration order.
Obama says his immigration plan is lawful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama planned on Thursday to impose the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with outraged Republ…
Takata executive warns about ability to fix deadly air bag flaw
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – An executive from Japan’s Takata Corp told U.S. senators on Thursday that the supplier is urgently trying to ramp up replacement parts for millions of vehicles equipped with potentially deadly air bags, but said it may no…
Obama to offer immigration relief to about 4.7 million: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is slated to announce on Thursday that he will offer relief from the threat of deportation to about 4.4 million undocumented people who are parents of U.S. citizens and green card holders, according to a so…
Supreme Court allows gay marriage to proceed in South Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for South Carolina to become the 35th U.S. state where gay marriage is legal, denying a request to block same-same weddings from proceeding.
U.S. Congress urged to consider sanctions on Chinese cyber-spies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers should look into options for punishing cyber-spying and the theft of trade secrets from U.S. companies, a congressional advisory committee on China said on Thursday.
Late vote tally shows California Democrat Bera re-elected to Congress
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California Democratic Congressman Ami Bera inched ahead of his Republican opponent in late vote-counting on Thursday, more than two weeks after the Nov. 4 midterm elections.
In Senate hot seat, Goldman denies commodity manipulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Thursday took the lead in rejecting allegations by a powerful U.S. Senate subcommittee that Wall Street banks were exploiting physical commodity markets to manipulate prices and gain unfair trading adva…