U.S. Senate likely to debate debt limit bill Wednesday: senior aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to increase U.S. borrowing authority and avoid a debt default is likely to be debated in the Senate on Wednesday, a senior Democratic aide said on Tuesday.
Hollande says trust restored with U.S. over spying revelations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that trust had been restored between the United States and France after allegations that a U.S. intelligence agency spied on foreign leaders and citizens.
Deliberations suspended in New Orleans ex-mayor graft trial
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Jury deliberations in the corruption trial of former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin were suspended on Tuesday due to an undisclosed problem with a juror, court officials said.
Appeals court quashes IRS tax-return preparer crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that quashed the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s authority to regulate tax-return preparers, dealing a blow to the Obama administration’s bid to fight tax preparation fraud.
Obama, France’s Hollande make pilgrimage to Jefferson’s Monticello
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande toured Thomas Jefferson’s plantation estate on Monday in a show of solidarity for Franco-American ties that have endured for more than two centuries des…
U.S. condemns Afghan decision to go ahead with detainee release
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday condemned a decision by the Afghan government to proceed with plans to release additional detainees that the United States believes pose a continuing militant threat.
U.S. intelligence director does not believe Karzai will sign security pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. director of national intelligence said on Tuesday he does not expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a bilateral security agreement with the United States.
House Republicans to advance ‘clean’ debt limit: Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Tuesday caved in to demands by President Barack Obama and agreed to advance legislation raising Washington’s borrowing authority without conditions.
White House again delays healthcare mandate for employers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday again delayed a contentious healthcare law requirement that all but the smallest employers provide coverage to full-time workers, this time by giving medium-sized businesses another year to comp…
U.S. ambassador to meet India’s Modi, ending isolation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Washington’s ambassador to New Delhi is to meet the Hindu nationalist who could be India’s next prime minister, softening its stance towards a man denied a U.S. visa while ties between the two governments remain strained.
