House Republicans propose Fed reforms, set hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday introduced a bill that would require the Federal Reserve to disclose more information, and set a hearing to discuss reform at the U.S. central bank.
U.S. House Republicans propose Fed reforms, set hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday introduced a bill that would require the Federal Reserve to disclose more information, and set a hearing to discuss reform at the U.S. central bank.
New York governor signs medical marijuana bill into law
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he had signed legislation making New York the 23rd state to allow medical marijuana, calling his approach, which forbids smoking of the drug and includes strict limits, the “smartest” any sta…
Washington goes to pot? U.S. capital may vote on legal marijuana
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supporters of legal marijuana in Washington on Monday delivered more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on a ballot, an initiative that could face congressional opposition.
‘Re-homing’ to be topic of U.S. Senate hearing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hear testimony Tuesday about how the federal government can stop parents from transferring custody of their adopted children to strangers met on the Internet.
U.S. needs ‘to do right’ for immigrant children: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. official said on Sunday the U.S. border is not open to illegal entry into the country, but acknowledged the government does need to be sensitive to the tens of thousands of migrant children flowing into detention cente…
House panel opposes giving SEC documents for insider trading probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel said on Friday it should not have to comply with a federal regulator’s demand for documents sought for an insider-trading probe involving the staff director of a subcommittee and a lobbyist.
On July Fourth holiday, Obama urges immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Americans on the Independence Day holiday on Friday that welcoming immigrants to the United States is “central to our way of life” as he made an impassioned argument for a new immigration policy.
Putin tells Obama he wants better ties, equal treatment
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin called for an improvement in ties between Russia and the United States on Friday in an Independence Day message to Barack Obama, urging Washington to treat Moscow as an equal partner.
Phones, shoes to face scrutiny as airport security tightened: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Airlines with direct flights to the United States have been told to tighten screening of mobile phones and shoes in response to intelligence reports of increased threats from al Qaeda-affiliated militant groups, U.S. officials sa…
