Cellphone unlocking bill clears U.S. House, heads to Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday to give mobile-phone users the right to ‘unlock’ their devices and use them on competitors’ wireless networks, something that is now technically illegal.
Special counsel says White House political office acted within law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House’s political office did not engage in illegal partisan activity, a federal oversight agency said following a congressional hearing to probe whether taxpayer money has been used by the Obama administration for polit…
U.S. House votes overwhelmingly for say on Obama’s Iraq decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday for a resolution that would bar President Barack Obama from sending U.S. troops for any “sustained combat role” in Iraq without congressional authorization.
House report blasts Eisenhower Memorial as ‘five-star folly,’ cites costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The troubled Eisenhower Memorial designed by celebrity architect Frank Gehry is a “five-star folly” plagued by rising costs, construction delays and design problems, congressional investigators said on Friday.
Army War College probes plagiarism claims against Montana senator
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army War College has opened an inquiry into accusations that Senator John Walsh, a Montana Democrat now facing a tough election challenge, plagiarized parts of a research paper tied to a master’s degree he earned from the school.
Obama rails against corporate maneuver to evade U.S. taxes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday hammered U.S. companies that avoid federal taxes by shifting their tax domiciles overseas in deals known as “inversions” and called on Congress to pass a bill to curb the practice.
Obama, Netherlands’ Rutte agree more sanctions needed on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday and the White House said both agreed on the need to impose more sanctions on Russia for continuing to arm pro-Russian separatists i…
White House bemoans lawmakers’ delay on U.S. border crisis funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials expressed growing alarm on Thursday that Congress may not soon approve President Barack Obama’s emergency request for $3.7 billion to tackle the child migration crisis on the southern border of the United St…
Senior U.S. lawmaker: Myanmar must reform before more sanctions easing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jade and rubies from Myanmar will remain banned from the United States unless the Asian nation moves to end a provision in its constitution that bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for president, a senior U.S. se…
White House bemoans lawmakers’ delay on U.S. border crisis funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials expressed growing alarm on Thursday that Congress may not soon approve President Barack Obama’s emergency request for $3.7 billion to tackle the child migration crisis on the southern border of the United St…
