Obama says U.S. to outline new Russia sanctions on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States will join the European Union in imposing tougher sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors after Moscow sent troops into eastern Ukraine last month, and …
Senators urge Burger King to ditch move to Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of U.S. senators wants Burger King Worldwide to scrap its plans to invert, or move its tax domicile to Canada, as part of a deal to buy coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons Inc .
Austrian court unfreezes ex-U.S. diplomat’s family assets
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian court has unblocked assets owned by the wife of former U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad, ruling that Vienna prosecutors overstepped their authority by having her bank accounts frozen, the couple and their lawyers said.
U.S. lawmakers embrace fight against Islamic State, some question Obama plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers say they are on the verge of taking a “war vote” as they consider whether to back President Barack Obama’s campaign to destroy Islamic State, and despite broad support for action many fear being drawn into a quagmi…
Obama asks Congress to approve aid to rebels in fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to authorize aid for rebel groups fighting in Syria, a move that would put lawmakers on record backing his strategy to defeat Islamic State militants.
Former Connecticut governor secretly paid to advise congressional campaign, staff testify
NEW HAVEN (Reuters) – Two campaign managers for a 2012 congressional candidate testified on Wednesday that former Connecticut Governor John Rowland, on trial for campaign violations, worked as a top-level adviser while being paid through a phony contra…
U.S. lawmakers fault rail sector for slow service, profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. rail operators must put investment ahead of profits to clear the way for grain, automotive and chemical shipments now clogging the tracks, lawmakers said at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the health of the rail grid…
Bill to fund U.S. government ensnared in debate about Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to authorize American aid for rebel groups fighting the Islamic State militants in Syria as part of a stop-gap funding bill that would avert a U.S. government shutdown on Oct. 1,…
Democrat asks Kansas court to keep his name off Senate ballot
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas has asked the state’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the secretary of state that he cannot withdraw from the nationally watched race.
South Carolina House speaker indicted on ethics and misconduct charges
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell used hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal expenses and falsified his private plane’s logbook to seek payment for travel that did not occur, a nine-count i…
