Boeing may slow F/A-18 plane output to keep line going longer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co is considering a slower build rate and other options to keep production of its EA-18G electronic attack planes running into 2017, and give Congress time to add more orders, a top company executive told Reuters in an int…
Obama’s dilemma: boosting domestic initiatives without adding to deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will unveil a budget this week that seeks to boost spending on new initiatives such as road repairs, education programs and tax breaks for the working poor while avoiding an increase in U.S. deficits.
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers seek to remove majority leader
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Republican lawmakers will attempt to remove Assembly Majority Leader Bill Kramer from his leadership post after two women accused him of sexual harassment last week, according to local media on Sunday.
California governor signs $687 million drought relief legislation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law a $687 million drought-relief package to deal with a water shortage he has called the worst in the state’s modern history.
California governor signs $687 million drought relief legislation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law a $687 million drought-relief package to deal with a water shortage he has called the worst in the state’s modern history.
Obama, wary of foreign crises, faces East-West standoff in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Russia deepened its military intervention in Ukraine’s Crimea region on Saturday, ignoring Barack Obama’s stern warning, the U.S. president faced a critical test of whether Washington has the leverage or the will to get Moscow…
Obama preaches unity to Democrats at winter meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fiery President Barack Obama on Friday attempted to rally Democratic activists to overcome stiff headwinds and work hard for the party’s congressional candidates this year in an election-year speech that was sharply critical of…
Obama warns Putin against military intervention in Ukraine
WASHINGTON/SIMFEROOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has warned Russia against any military intervention in Ukraine after the country’s new leaders accused Moscow of deploying forces in the Crimea region.
Documents show 1990s effort to ‘humanize’ Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aides in former President Bill Clinton’s White House crafted a strategy to “humanize” then-first lady Hillary Clinton and work around her “aversion” to the national media, according to documents released on Friday.
Obama warns Russia of ‘costs’ for intervention in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that military intervention in Ukraine would lead to “costs,” as tension with old foe President Vladimir Putin rose in a Cold War-style crisis.