As midterms loom, Obama shifts spotlight to economy
EVANSTON Ill. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama tried on Thursday to turn the spotlight on the economy, the issue U.S. voters care about most ahead of November midterm elections, making the case that his policies have steered the country away from the…
U.S. House members press Kerry on nuclear talks with Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of U.S. lawmakers pressed Secretary of State John Kerry to lean harder on Iran in talks over its nuclear program in a letter released on Thursday after Israel warned Washington not to go easy on Tehran.
U.S. government should copy tobacco growers’ child labor ban: HRW
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The ban by two leading U.S. tobacco growers’ groups on the use of child labor puts pressure on Washington to end the employment of children in hazardous and unhealthy work, a children’s rights activist said on Thur…
‘Earnings stripping’: The next tax-dodging strategy in Obama’s crosshairs?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the Obama administration clamped down last month on companies that reincorporate abroad to escape high U.S. taxes, it did not address a tax-dodging technique known as “earnings stripping,” leaving some to wonder if it is the…
Supreme Court to review judicial election campaign contribution requests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider in a case from Florida whether candidates running for elected judge positions can be barred from soliciting campaign contributions.
Supreme Court to decide Idaho Medicaid reimbursement dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide in a case coming from Idaho whether private medical providers can sue a state in order to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates to deal with rising medical costs.
Obama seeks to restore trust with disappointed Latinos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After enraging Latino voters last month by delaying promised immigration reforms, President Barack Obama is expected to assure Hispanic-American lawmakers on Thursday that he is on their side and help is on the way.
Supreme Court to weigh spouse rights over denied visa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will decide whether U.S. citizens have the right to object if the government denies their spouse a visa, taking up a case involving a naturalized American citizen from Afghanistan whose Afgha…
Supreme Court to weigh employee lawsuit against utility Edison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to weigh whether to revive certain claims made in a class action lawsuit filed by employees against utility Edison International over its pension plan management.
Supreme Court takes up key housing discrimination case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to weigh whether the state of Texas violated a fair housing law by disproportionately awarding low-income housing tax credits to developers who own properties in poor, minority-dominated …
