Rum, race cars, windmills win Senate tax favor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s tax committee approved a package of special-interest tax breaks on Thursday, including three measures that were left off the list two days ago in a brief bipartisan nod toward fiscal reform.
U.S. hopes hit arid reality in Israeli-Palestinian talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – From the moment Middle East peace talks resumed last July, it always looked as if U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was more eager to strike a deal than either the Israelis or Palestinians.
Christie-led governor’s group raises $23.5 million in first-quarter 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican Governors Association, the group led by embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, raised $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2014, it will announce Thursday morning.
Obama administration opens Medicare to same-sex married couples
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced on Thursday that same-sex married couples can qualify for Medicare hospital and physician benefits for the first time.
Kerry says U.S. wants to boost Algeria in al Qaeda fight
ALGIERS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday Washington was looking to increase its security assistance to Algeria to help it tackle militancy in the vast Sahel region to its south, home to one of the world’s most active bran…
Americans cool to NJ’s Christie as Massachusetts’ Warren rises: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie fell to ninth place from his top spot among favored U.S. politicians after a scandal over traffic lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, according to a Quinnipiac University ranking rele…
Flirting with N.H. Senate run, Scott Brown quits law firm job
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former Massachusetts Republican Senator Scott Brown, who last month said he was exploring a run for Senate in New Hampshire, has quit his job at a Boston law firm, the firm confirmed on Thursday.
Ban on Russian contacts spreads to space agency NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA has been added to the list of U.S. government agencies prohibited from contacting Russian government representatives, though operation of the International Space Station is exempt from the ban, officials said on…
Hoboken, New Jersey, allows lawyer to testify in Christie probes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Officials in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow a city attorney to cooperate with investigators probing claims of political intimidation by aides to Republican Governor Chris Christie, a likely Wh…
Worried about Senate, Obama calls 2014 his last campaign
CHICAGO (Reuters) – On a politically focused trip aimed at revving up his base and raising cash, President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged supporters to help Democrats keep control of the U.S. Senate and declared this year to be his last campaign.
