Political dispute clouds prospects of U.S. aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A partisan political dispute over reforms of the International Monetary Fund looked likely on Friday to hold up U.S. aid for Ukraine.
Republicans to vote on balanced budget in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote in April on a budget plan that sticks to 2015 spending levels but reaches balance in 10 years, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Friday.
White House: world reassessing relationship with Russia after Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The world is reassessing its relationship with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, the White House said on Friday, shortly before President Barack Obama embarks on a European trip to bolster allies’ resolve to impose tough sanc…
Obama to meet with U.S. tech executives on privacy, surveillance
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Executives of several large U.S. Internet companies, including Google Inc and Facebook Inc, were to meet with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss changes to government surveillance programs.
Biden to push job training on visit to New Hampshire next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden will visit New Hampshire next week to promote ways to improve job-training skills.
Obama to meet with Japan’s Abe, South Korea’s Park next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in The Hague next week, the White House said.
U.S.’s Rice: skeptical about Russia assurances on troop movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Susan Rice said on Friday the United States is skeptical of Russian assurances that troop movements on the Ukraine border are no more than military exercises.
High unemployment still haunting military veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unemployment among U.S. military veterans eased last year, government data showed on Thursday, but remained far higher than the national average rate for the civilian population.
Michelle Obama pushes soft diplomacy on visit to China
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama met her Chinese counterpart on Friday, a long-anticipated encounter during a week-long trip to promote education and cultural ties.
Obama pledges to address gender pay gap
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama used a speech at a community college on Thursday to begin a series of events highlighting economic issues affecting women such as the gender pay gap in which women earn three-quarters as much as their…
