U.S. administration says Obamacare enrollment tops 5 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 5 million people have enrolled in private health insurance under the law known as Obamacare since open enrollment began on October 1, the U.S. administration said on Monday.
White House says rethinking strategy for Surgeon General nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday said it would shift its strategy for winning Senate confirmation of its choice for the next U.S. surgeon general after President Barack Obama’s fellow Democrats helped sink another of his nominees this m…
Prison, indictment no bar to victory in Illinois primary: experts
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In the Illinois primary elections on Tuesday, candidates on Chicago’s Democratic ballot will include someone who served a prison term for bribery, another who is due to go on trial on bribery charges this spring and a third charged …
Republican lodges ethics complaint against rival over Herbalife
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Massachusetts Republican candidate for Democratic U.S. Senator Edward Markey’s seat on Monday filed an ethics complaint against his rival on the grounds he may have acted improperly in asking regulators to investigate nutrition c…
Former Louisiana Gov. Edwards, a convicted felon, to run for Congress
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, who had served an eight-year prison term on racketeering charges, said on Monday he will seek election to the U.S. Congress.
Obama presses Abbas to help break stalemate with Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pressed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to help break the stalemate in U.S.-brokered peace talks with Israel, saying leaders on both sides must take political risks before an April deadline.
Obama imposes sanctions on 11 Russians, Ukrainians over Crimea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday slapped sanctions on two top aides to President Vladimir Putin and nine other people linked to Russia’s military incursion into Crimea as tensions increased between the two countries over the…
Democratic lawmakers ask to meet Holder on mortgage fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked to discuss with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder the Department of Justice’s efforts to prosecute mortgage fraud after a watchdog report last week said the FBI had ranked it low priorit…
U.S. names envoy to replace retiring ambassador to Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Daniel Rubinstein, a career diplomat with extensive experience in the Middle East, will replace Ambassador Robert Ford as the Obama administration’s point man in Syria, the U.S. State Department announced on Monday.
Guinness pulls out of NY’s St. Patrick’s parade over ban on gays
BOSTON (Reuters) – Irish brewer Guinness said on Sunday that it would not participate in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade this year because gay and lesbian groups had been excluded, costing organizers a key sponsor of the annual event.
