U.S. Senate Democrats do not plan to pass budget this year: Murray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate won’t bother passing their own budget this year, arguing that a deal in December has already set spending levels for the 2015 fiscal year and “relitigating” it would create economic uncertainty.
U.S. names Larry Silverman as temporary point man on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Larry Silverman will temporarily become the United States’ point man on Syria with the departure of Robert Ford on Friday, a State Department spokeswoman said.
Kerry voices U.S. dismay at anti-gay law to Uganda’s Museveni
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni this week to convey U.S. unhappiness at an anti-gay law in Uganda and tell him it will complicate ties between the two countries, the State Department sai…
U.S. State Department official to make delayed trip to India next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior official of the U.S. State Department will travel to India next week, a visit originally scheduled for January that was postponed due to a dispute over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.
U.S. House Republican unity tested on Obamacare alternative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A month after Republicans rallied around offering an alternative to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law in an election-year move to broaden their appeal to voters, divisions are surfacing over the issue in the U.S. House of R…
U.S. agency warns of urgent need for spending on roads, bridges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More funding is needed to address a growing “infrastructure deficit” in the United States, as aging bridges, roads and highways crumble, putting drivers at risk, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a report on Friday.
Second group files to keep UAW from reversing VW plant vote
(Reuters) – An anti-union group representing workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant on Friday moved to undercut a United Auto Workers challenge of an election in which the union failed to organize the factory, the second such action th…
U.S. lawmakers writing aid package for new Ukraine government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers applauded the formation of an interim government in Ukraine and said on Friday they are writing legislation to authorize financial and technical assistance for the country.
Kerry says working with others on possible Venezuela mediation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is working with Colombia and other countries to see if mediation can bring opposing sides in Venezuela together for talks on ending unrest there, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Obama to preach unity to Democrats at winter meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday will lay out his approach to electing fellow Democrats in congressional campaigns this year as his party tries to overcome stiff headwinds brought about at least in part due to his signature healt…
