Benghazi emails show White House image control: Judicial Watch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch released emails from U.S. officials on Tuesday that it said showed the White House was concerned primarily with protecting President Barack Obama’s image after an attack that killed Amer…
EPA’s Supreme Court win a boost for pending carbon rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Supreme Court decision on Tuesday upholding U.S. rules that curb air pollution that floats across state lines was seen as a boost for the Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming plan to crack down on carbon emissions from po…
Georgia governor signs law to drug test some welfare recipients
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation on Tuesday requiring some applicants for food stamps and welfare benefits to undergo a drug test.
U.S. lawmakers press Obama administration on human trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to punish countries that do too little to fight human trafficking, including Thailand and Malaysia, and said Myanmar should not receive a waiver to avoid possible sanct…
Boehner assures Republicans he won’t push immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday reassured fellow Republican lawmakers that he will not push them to pass immigration reform and said he was just teasing last week when he criticized his caucus’s reluctance on the issue.
High court revives rules on air pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a victory on Tuesday by upholding a federal environmental regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states.
Oregon candidate’s call for urine samples latest offbeat move
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A candidate for Congress is soliciting mass urine samples from Oregonians as part of his day job as a scientist, a move some see as a novel approach to improving modern medicine and others call just another odd move in an o…
Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin voter ID law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin’s voter identification law places an unnecessary burden on poor and minority voters and must be struck down, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Senior U.S. lawmaker blocks aid for Egyptian military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Tuesday he would not approve sending funds to the Egyptian military, denouncing a “sham trial” in which a court sentenced 683 peop…
Obama administration sends transport bill to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday sent a bill to Congress that aims to cover an expected shortage in money to spend on America’s bridges, roads and transit systems, but Republican opposition could prevent its passage.
