Obama, Ukraine premier outline potential opening over Crimea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just days before a referendum in Crimea to decide if it should become part of Russia, President Barack Obama and Ukraine’s prime minister outlined a potential diplomatic opening on Wednesday that could give Russians a greater voi…
GOP takes aim at Obamacare to fund Medicare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans said on Wednesday that they are pushing a plan to delay for five years the penalties for failing to buy health insurance under Obamacare, and to use the savings to spare doctors from a steep cut in Medicare…
U.S. Senate Intelligence Republican says many questions on CIA issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday there were still many unanswered questions about allegations that the CIA spied on the panel, and suggested a special investigator might be needed on …
U.S. Senate Intelligence Republican says many questions on CIA issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday there were still many unanswered questions about allegations that the CIA spied on the panel, and suggested a special investigator might be needed on …
Ukraine bill with sanctions, IMF reforms clears hurdle in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would impose strict sanctions on Russians involved in Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine, provide aid to the new government in Kiev, and implement reforms of the Internatio…
U.S. Labor Department offers glimpse into new fiduciary plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Department of Labor official on Wednesday offered a sneak peak into a controversial plan to tighten regulation of retirement financial advisers, saying it will both minimize conflicts and still permit brokers to earn a liv…
Obama to seek broad update to U.S. rules for overtime pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek to help workers by updating regulations that exempt broad swaths of salaried workers from earning overtime wages, a White House official said on Wednesday.
Sebelius says no Obamacare mandate delay, enrollment extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There will be no delay in the penalty most Americans face under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law if they fail to obtain health coverage this year, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on W…
Republicans say Obamacare helped clinch Florida victory
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – The Republican Party’s leadership was quick to claim their win in Tuesday’s special congressional election on Florida’s west coast as a landmark victory over President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to politi…
U.S. House panel investigates EPA’s power plant rule setting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Wednesday it is launching an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision-making process involving emissions standards for new power plants.
