South Carolina congressman tapped to lead House panel on Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former prosecutor and critic of the Obama administration’s handling of the 2012 Benghazi attacks was picked on Monday to head a Republican-led congressional investigation of the deadly assault that killed the U.S. ambassador to…
Drone test flights surveying wildlife start in Alaska: FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second of six U.S. test sites chosen to perform unmanned aircraft systems, or drone research started operations on Monday in Alaska, surveying wildlife, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.
New York City mayor unveils affordable housing plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a plan on Monday to create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade – a centerpiece of his strategy to address economic inequality in the nation’s largest cit…
Maryland latest U.S. state to hike minimum wage to $10.10 per hour
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Monday approved a gradual hike in the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour as fellow Democrats seek to make raising the wage an issue ahead of this year’s midterm congressional elec…
Philippines, U.S. begin war games focusing on maritime threats
MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Philippine and U.S. soldiers began annual war games on Monday, the first under a new security pact with the United States, focusing on maritime security in the face of China’s growing naval presence in the disputed South…
U.S. pushes Congo on term limits, pledges aid
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United States urged Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to stick to its constitution that sets terms limits for the president, as speculation grows that Joseph Kabila may seek a third term.
Former Congressman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota dies at age 79
(Reuters) – Jim Oberstar, who represented northeastern Minnesota for 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and rose to a key position for transportation and infrastructure, died on Saturday at age 79, his family said.
George H.W. Bush honored for courage with 1990 tax hikes
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush showed courage in breaking his “read my lips: no new taxes” campaign pledge to broker a 1990 budget compromise that may have cost him re-election two years later, the John F. Kennedy Library Fou…
Washington gridlock butt of Obama jokes at White House correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama poked fun at himself and what he called a hard year but aimed his most caustic humor at Washington gridlock when political and media luminaries gathered at the annual White House Correspondents’ Associ…
Republicans risk getting ‘burned’ on Benghazi issue: Senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any attempt by Republicans to embarrass the Obama administration over the deadly September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, could backfire in the mid-term congressional elections, a Republican U.S. senator warned on Sunday.
