Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in Maryland tax dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear oral arguments in a Maryland income-tax dispute that could have broad consequences for state and local governments nationwide.
After Credit Suisse plea deal, top U.S. tax enforcer steps down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s top tax enforcement official will leave the agency next week, after securing a $2.6 billion settlement and guilty plea from Credit Suisse over charges the Swiss bank helped Americans evade U.S. taxes…
George W. Bush undergoes partial knee replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President George W. Bush underwent successful surgery for a partial knee replacement, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Obama congratulates Ukraine’s election victor in phone call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama congratulated Ukraine’s president-elect, Petro Poroshenko, on his election victory on Tuesday and offered U.S. support as he seeks to unify the country, the White House said.
U.S. Republican Seeks Private Health Care For Waiting Veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican congressman overseeing a U.S. House panel investigation into delays in veterans’ treatment demanded on Friday that Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki allow patients to seek emergency private health care.
Boy Scouts leader Gates won’t press gay adult membership issue
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would not press during his term as Boy Scouts of America president for an end to the group’s ban on gay adult leaders for fear of causing permanent damage to the century old organiza…
Republican star Mia Love gets second chance to make political history
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah’s Mia Love, a Republican darling who could become the first conservative black woman elected to U.S. Congress, is getting a second, and likely better, chance to make history after narrowly losing to a popular incumbent Democrat in 2012.
Obama pledges to uphold ‘sacred trust’ with U.S. veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At the end of a week rocked by allegations of mismanagement and cover-ups at the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama used his weekly address on Saturday to vow again to make sure veterans get the necessary medi…
Obama to lay out defense of foreign policy in West Point speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Stung by criticism, President Barack Obama will use a speech on Wednesday to launch a sweeping defense of his approach to foreign policy, one that he will say is reliant on multilateral diplomacy instead of military interventions…
Senator to renew gun control push after California shooting spree
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Sunday he wanted to revive gun control legislation rejected by Congress in the wake of the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre, saying it could have helped prevent this weekend’s deadly C…
