Freed Taliban leaders may remain in Qatar beyond one-year travel ban: sources
DOHA (Reuters) – Five Taliban leaders released by the United States have told visitors that they are likely to seek to remain in Qatar beyond an agreed one-year travel ban, sources who have spoken to the visitors told Reuters.
Immigration reformers to put pressure on Obama after Cantor loss
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Immigration reform advocates said on Wednesday that U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s primary election loss spelled doom for immigration legislation and that they planned to step up pressure on the White…
Senate passes bill aimed at fixing veteran healthcare delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan measure aimed at easing healthcare delays for veterans by giving them more access to private care and allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to open more clinics and…
House Republican No. 2 Cantor to step down after election shock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A shock primary election defeat for Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, left his political party in chaos on Wednesday as financial markets worried the shakeup might renew budget fights that in the …
Handful of House Republicans eye financial services post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sudden primary defeat of House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor not only paves the way for a new party leader – it could also open the door for a new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
Obama rejects argument that Cantor loss means immigration overhaul is dead
WESTON Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama weighed in on the shock election defeat of Republican Eric Cantor on Wednesday, rejecting the argument that the ouster of the House of Representatives’ No. 2 will spell the death knell for immigration ref…
FBI investigating Veterans Affairs office in Arizona
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing allegations of criminal wrongdoing at the Phoenix office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which has been central to a scandal over veterans’ healthcare that has rocked the…
Republicans jump into Florida campaign against medical marijuana
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – The stakes are getting higher – politically and financially – in Florida’s heated campaign over a November referendum to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana.
White House adopts steps to avoid snafus such as naming of CIA chief in Kabul
WESTON Mass. (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday it has put corrective measures in place in response to the accidental public outing of the CIA station chief’s name during President Barack Obama’s trip to Afghanistan late last month.
U.S. House Republican No. 2 Cantor to step down after election shock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A shock primary election defeat for Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, left his political party in chaos on Wednesday as financial markets worried the shakeup might renew budget fights that in…
