U.S. congressman raps Boeing, trade group on Ex-Im bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican House committee chairman scolded Boeing Co and a large U.S. trade group on Monday for lobbying to keep the Export-Import Bank alive, saying their efforts amounted to petitioning for “special privilege.”
U.S. Senate nears deal to vote on $10.9 billion transportation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate leaders were nearing an agreement to vote this week on a $10.9 billion transportation funding extension already passed by the House of Representatives, signaling a desire to minimize drama over road construction money…
British Labour Party leader Miliband meets with Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband met U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday and said they had a wide-ranging discussion touching on relations with Russia and the Ukraine crisis.
U.S. Vice President Biden says Putin has no soul: New Yorker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin has no soul, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden concluded after meeting with the Russian leader at the Kremlin in 2011, according to an article in the New Yorker published online on Monday.
Obama says Biden would make ‘superb’ president: New Yorker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said Joe Biden would make a “superb” president, but questioned whether his vice president or potential rival Hillary Clinton would want to endure another campaign for the White House, a media report on Mond…
Central America leaders to ask Obama for plan to stem child exodus
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Central American leaders will ask U.S. President Barack Obama to support a regional development and security plan to stem the tide of illegal child migrants to the United States at a meeting next week, a Honduran minister said o…
California tightens handgun restrictions
SACRAMENTO California (Reuters) – California has banned the sale of single-shot handguns that can be altered into semi-automatic weapons, handing a modest victory to proponents of tougher gun laws while striving to protect antique collectors.
New York mayor takes it on the chin in city media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio won his job in a landslide last November, but is finding out that staying so popular is not easy.
Republicans up pressure for fast-track trade authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some Republican lawmakers on Thursday threatened to withhold support for a Pacific trade pact unless Congress first passes legislation to ensure any deal will go to Congress for an up or down vote, without amendments.
Boehner uncertain Congress can act on border crisis this month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday expressed doubts Congress would agree by the end of this month on an emergency response to the crisis involving an influx of thousands of child migrants at the U.S. southern border.
