Americans increasingly prefer Democrats on healthcare: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans increasingly think Democrats have a better plan for healthcare than Republicans, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after the White House announced that more people than expected had signed up for the “Obamacar…
Ex-U.S. defense secretary knows accuracy of his tax return is unknown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Rumsfeld has a new addition to his list of known unknowns – the accuracy of his 2013 tax filing.
Despite tough patch, U.S. intelligence chief says he is staying
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Despite enduring “a perfect storm” of troubles for U.S. spy agencies over the last 18 months, the director of national intelligence announced on Tuesday that he plans to stay on the job through the end of President Barack Oba…
Bankrupt Detroit reaches first deal with retirees group
(Reuters) – Detroit reached its first deal with a retired workers group on Tuesday over pension and healthcare benefits and was close to a deal with at least one of its pension funds, giving a major boost to the city’s plan to exit bankruptcy in Octobe…
Obama commutes sentence of man mistakenly given extra jail time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of a Texas man who was mistakenly sentenced to an extra three and a half years in jail due to a typographical error.
U.S. adopts harsher tone in U.N. envoy dispute with Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States adopted a harsher tone toward Iran’s proposed U.N. ambassador on Tuesday, calling Tehran’s choice of Hamid Abutalebi “unacceptable” and tying him to the 1979-1981 U.S. hostage crisis in Tehran.
Democrat Alex Sink bows out of Florida congressional race
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida Democrat Alex Sink said on Tuesday she would not run in November for the congressional seat she failed to win last month in a close special election that garnered national attention.
Conservatives Rand Paul, Ted Cruz test U.S. presidential waters in New Hampshire
(This April 12 story was corrected to change name of organizing group in the third paragraph to Americans for Prosperity Foundation from Americans for Prosperity)
After success on Iran, U.S. Treasury’s sanctions team faces new challenges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This is what the modern American war room looks like: the clocks on the wall show the times in Kabul, Tehran and Bogota. The faces around the conference table are mostly young. There is talk of targets, and of middle-of-the-night…
CBO lowers U.S. deficit estimates as health subsidies fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act will cost slightly less than previously thought, helping to slow down the forecast growth of U.S. deficits over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said on Mon…
