Hagel to announce nuclear operations overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will announce on Friday a comprehensive plan to reform U.S. nuclear operations based on two reviews he ordered after a series of incidents involving nuclear personnel, two defense officials said…
Hagel to announce nuclear operations overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will announce on Friday a comprehensive plan to reform U.S. nuclear operations based on two reviews he ordered after a series of incidents involving nuclear personnel, two defense officials said…
Top Senate Democrat urged Obama to delay U.S. immigration move
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday that he had urged President Barack Obama not to make his expected announcement on immigration policy before Congress approves legislation to keep the government operating be…
U.S. using fake cellphone towers on planes to gather data: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An agency of the U.S. Justice Department is gathering data from thousands of cell phones, including both criminal suspects and innocent Americans, by using fake communications towers on airplanes, the Wall Street Journal reported…
U.S. using fake cellphone towers on planes to gather data: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An agency of the U.S. Justice Department is gathering data from thousands of cell phones, including both criminal suspects and innocent Americans, by using fake communications towers on airplanes, the Wall Street Journal reported…
Boehner declines to rule out government shutdown fight on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday declined to rule out withholding funds to try to block President Barack Obama from taking unilateral action to ease U.S. immigration policies, a move that could lead to another governme…
Lawmakers try, but fail, to force vote on Iran sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers tried to force a vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday on a bill to impose tough new sanctions on Iran if negotiators do not reach what they see as an acceptable nuclear deal, but the measure failed to move ahe…
Keystone bill unlikely to rescue Landrieu in U.S. Senate runoff
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A push by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu to pass a bill authorizing the contentious Keystone XL pipeline is unlikely to give the Louisiana Democrat a significant boost against her Republican challenger in a December runoff, politica…
Democrat Warren promoted as U.S. Congress selects party leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats expanded the ranks of their party leadership on Thursday to include Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leader of the party’s liberal wing and a possible presidential contender in 2016.
U.S. trade groups seek White House help on West Coast port dispute
(Reuters) – Representatives from major U.S. manufacturing and shipping trade groups met with White House officials this week to ask for a federal negotiator to intervene in a months-long labor dispute that has slowed West Coast ports ahead of the holid…
