New York teachers get retroactive pay deal with city: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio could announce a deal as early as Thursday to settle a years-old labor dispute with city teachers who have been seeking retroactive pay worth up to $3.5 billion, according to a report in the New York T…
India invites U.S. to discuss IP, market access after election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said on Thursday it would hold trade talks on intellectual property rights with the United States after its general election, buying time to address friction over drug patents until a new government is formed.
U.S. resists pressure to give India worst offender rating in IP review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has resisted lobbying by U.S. businesses to take tougher trade action against India for its intellectual property policies, deciding against risking ties with a likely new government in New Delhi.
Republicans to push anti-Obamacare message in Senate hearings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans are relishing the chance to use confirmation hearings for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee as U.S. health secretary, to re-energize their election-year attacks on his signature healthcare initi…
Senate Republicans block Obama bid to hike minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama blasted Senate Republicans on Wednesday just hours after they blocked one of his top legislative priorities, a bid to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009.
Arizona governor signs legislation to discourage ‘revenge porn’
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a law on Wednesday making it a felony to post intimate images of others online without their consent, one of the harshest such measures in the nation.
Director of Defense Intelligence Agency announces retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and his deputy both announced on Wednesday they planned to retire this year, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Senators criticize TSA on ability to keep travelers safe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Wednesday questioned the Transportation Security Administration’s ability to keep travelers safe and prevent terrorism attacks, citing recent incidents that included a teenager who scaled a fence at a California airp…
Paul Ryan tries to ease tensions with black lawmakers on poverty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Representative Paul Ryan, who angered black lawmakers in March with his comments about the causes of inner-city poverty, met with the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday and pledged to study its proposal to help th…
Obama, Republicans, trade fire over minimum wage, Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his Republican opponents traded accusations over the minimum wage and a deadly attack at a U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday in their drive to get voters focused on the November congression…
