U.S. House passes bill to avert government shutdown, extend Export-Import bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a stop-gap spending measure that averts an Oct. 1 government shutdown and extends the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s ability to operate for another nine months.
Top U.S. Senate tax law writers urge renewal of tax breaks package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s top Democratic and Republican tax law writers on Wednesday both urged colleagues to renew a set of expired federal tax breaks, many of which support renewable energy.
Former Connecticut governor’s advice to company was ‘ruse’: witness
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland advised a healthcare company in the state as part of a “ruse” to try to hide that he was being paid to help the congressional campaign of the company owner’s wife, an executive testif…
U.S. attorney general urges changes to fight more Wall St. crime
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday called for Congress to take steps to help prosecutors build criminal cases against senior Wall Street executives, saying companies often insulated their leaders from respons…
Top U.S. security threats: lone wolves, Syria fighters : officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans radicalized by online propaganda from Islamic State and other militant groups pose the main terrorist threat to the United States, which is especially vulnerable to foreign fighters returning from Syria, senior U.S. sec…
Top U.S. general urges Congress to think again on defense cuts
WIESBADEN Germany (Reuters) – Congress should look hard at whether to continue automatic budget cuts that weaken the U.S. military at a time when security around the world is deteriorating, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday.
U.S. states boost anti-trafficking laws but slow to help sex, labor slaves
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A rising number of U.S. states have strengthened laws to combat human trafficking in the past year but programs to help victims of forced prostitution and labor are lagging behind, according to a report by an a…
Democrat Coakley leads Republican Baker in Mass. governor’s race: poll
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democrat, leads Republican businessman Charlie Baker in the state’s governor’s race, according to the first poll released since last week’s party primaries.
Exclusive: U.S. considering options if oil export ban challenged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obama administration officials are concerned about the legality of a ban on oil exports and have begun discussing how to deal with potential challenges from nations that want to buy U.S. crude, two sources said.
Louisiana Governor Jindal, likely White House contender, touts energy plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican considering a 2016 U.S. presidential run, accused the Obama administration on Tuesday of being “science deniers” when it comes to energy, a critique often aimed at his own party.
