Washington city council approves ridesharing rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s city council approved a bill on Tuesday regulating app-based ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft in the U.S. capital, a council spokesman said.
Kerry wants Keystone pipeline decision ‘sooner rather than later’
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday during a visit to Canada that he would like to make a decision soon on TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
House Democrats urge pause in migrant family deportations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives has called on President Barack Obama to suspend deportations of Central American families until problems are resolved at the newly opened detention facilities holding wome…
U.S. Senate control could be mixed blessing for Republican 2016 hopefuls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For Republican lawmakers with White House aspirations, control of the U.S. Senate could be a blessing and a curse.
Obama administration eyes leadership change at auto safety agency: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting chief of the NHTSA, the top U.S. automotive safety regulator, is unlikely to be nominated for the job and an active search is under way to fill the position, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Obama fights his last campaign mostly in living rooms, hotel ballrooms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is fighting his last campaign mostly at staid Democratic fund-raising events in hotel ballrooms and the private homes of donors, a far cry from the huge crowds who turned out in droves during his White Hous…
Brooklyn prosecutor emerges as a top candidate to lead U.S. Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Loretta Lynch, the head federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, is emerging as a leading candidate to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, according to people familiar with the matter, after another top contender withdrew her name …
Obama administration eyes leadership change at auto safety agency -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting chief of the NHTSA, the top U.S. automotive safety regulator, is unlikely to be nominated for the job and an active search is under way to fill the position, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
San Francisco mayor signs ordinance regulating tourism sublets
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Franciscans who temporarily rent their homes out must now prove that they live in them most of the year and begin to pay hotel taxes, under an ordinance signed Monday by Mayor Ed Lee.
U.S. senator supports pot legalization in Oregon
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. Senator from Oregon supports legalizing the recreational use of marijuana and will vote “yes” to a state initiative next week that would let adults consume pot for fun, his office said on Monday.
