Obama says to reform immigration on his own, bypassing Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday he would take executive action to revamp the U.S. immigration system and move additional resources to protect the border after hopes of passing broad reform legislation in Congress officially…
U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide insurance covering birth control…
Fault lines re-emerge in U.S. Supreme Court at end of term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sometimes there is no middle ground.
White House defends Obama’s pick to lead veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday defended President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the troubled Veterans Administration, stressing that the nominee is a seasoned manager and dismissing concerns that he may lack a understanding of issues …
U.S. top court lets some public employees avoid union dues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court dealt unions a setback Monday by ruling that state-paid, in-home care workers in Illinois cannot be compelled to pay union dues, but stopped short of blocking organized labor from collecting such fees from …
U.S. top court rules against public unions in in-home care workers case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that in-home care workers in Illinois who are paid by the state are not similar enough to government employees to be compelled to pay union dues.
With Republicans opposed, Obama vows to act on his own on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed to act on his own on U.S. immigration reform on Monday after House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner told him Republicans would not permit a vote on immigration legislation this year.
U.S. asks North Korea to release two detained Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department, citing “humanitarian concerns,” asked North Korea on Monday to release two Americans who North Korean official media said would be put on trial for committing crimes against the state.
New Hampshire Republican candidate wins eligibility dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Hampshire Republican who hopes to run against Governor Maggie Hassan in the November election was given the green light on Monday to compete in the state’s Republican primary after winning a dispute over his eligibility.
Obama to use executive actions to advance immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce on Monday his intention to take executive action to address the “broken” U.S. immigration system after hopes of passing a broad reform bill in Congress officially died.
