Obama backs highway fund fix, touts ‘talking’ cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday threw his weight behind a temporary fix for the depleted Highway Trust Fund during an event to tout his administration’s work with the private sector to develop cars that communicate using wirele…
House backs permanent ban on Internet access taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to ban permanently taxes on Internet access, a prohibition that is now temporary and is set to expire in 16 weeks.
U.S. clears F-35 for limited flights, no decision on UK air show
FARNBOROUGH England (Reuters) – U.S. military officials have approved a limited flight clearance for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets that mandates engine inspections and certain flight restrictions, while an investigation continues into a ma…
Obama tells China’s Xi wants ‘constructive management of differences’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday he wants U.S.-Chinese relations defined by more cooperation and a constructive management of differences during a phone call in which Iran and North Korea we…
California politicians call for Fox News host to resign over slur
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) – Two California politicians have called for a host of Fox News Channel’s “The Five” program to resign over his use of racially charged language, saying Bob Beckel’s use of the term “Chinamen” was offensive.
Ex-Minnesota governor says TV career halted by sniper’s claims
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura told a court on Monday his annual income dropped sharply after his reputation was damaged by what he called a fictitious passage in a book by a former Navy SEAL who said the two had got…
Kerry calls Bahrain minister over expulsion of U.S. official
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday expressed his deep concern to Bahrain Foreign Minister Khaled al-Khalifa over the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat for meeting with an opposition leader and over charges brought against the po…
U.S. Rep. Hensarling invites Republican lawmakers to ‘Ex-Im 101’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Jeb Hensarling, who favors closing the U.S. Export-Import Bank, has invited his fellow House Republicans to a closed-door briefing Tuesday to discuss the fate of the export financing agency, several Republican aides said on Monday.
White House contests subpoena of top Obama political aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House asked the Republican chairman of a congressional committee on Monday to lift a subpoena against President Barack Obama’s political adviser, who has been called to testify on Wednesday about his office’s operations…
Ex-Minnesota governor says TV career halted by sniper’s claims
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura told a court on Monday his annual income dropped sharply after his reputation was damaged by what he called a fictitious passage in a book by a former Navy SEAL who said the two had got…
