As Volkswagen workers vote, Tennessee senator ramps up anti-union talk
WASHINGTON/CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – One of Tennessee’s two U.S. senators ramped up his anti-union rhetoric on Thursday in an attempt to sway workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga plant who are voting this week on representation by the United…
Washington state Republican Hastings to retire from U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Richard “Doc” Hastings, a Republican from Washington state, said on Thursday that he would not run for re-election in November in his largely rural district that has leaned heavily Republican.
U.S. envoy meets India’s Modi, signaling end of boycott
GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – With flowers, smiles and handshakes, the United States and the man tipped to be India’s next prime minister ended on Thursday a long estrangement stemming from a spasm of Hindu-Muslim violence more than a decade ago.
Revenue plunge leads Virginia governor to push for budget trims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia should tap its reserves and lottery funds, as well as use unspent money from various accounts to make up for falling revenues, newly installed Governor Terry McAuliffe said on Wednesday.
Obama aides consult Saudis ahead of Riyadh visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s advisers consulted a top Saudi Arabia official ahead of Obama’s visit to Riyadh in late March in a flurry of White House activities relating to the Middle East.
Congress approves debt limit increase after Senate drama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congress approved an increase in the country’s debt limit through March 2015, bowing to President Barack Obama’s demands to extend federal borrowing authority without conditions, but only after a dramatic Senate vote on Wedne…
U.S. deficits will have to wait as Congress moves on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress just wants the U.S. budget wars to be over. If any more evidence was needed, 12 Republican senators swallowed their principles and voted to propel a “clean” one-year debt limit increase toward passage on Wednesday.
U.S. senator drops bombshell during VW plant union vote
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said on Wednesday he has been “assured” that if workers at the Volkswagen AG plant in his hometown of Chattanooga reject United Auto Worker representation, the company will reward …
White House to release some budget data in week after main budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In an unusual move, the White House will release some budget data the week after it publishes its principal budget document, an administration official said on Wednesday.
Former New Orleans mayor guilty of graft in Katrina recovery
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin was found guilty by a federal jury on Wednesday of accepting bribes and trading on the public trust during the critical years of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 200…
