Obamacare to cut work hours by equivalent of 2 million jobs: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will reduce the American workforce by the equivalent of 2 million full-time workers in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, prompting Republicans to paint the law as bad m…
U.S. retailers at Senate hearing: hackers have upper hand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retailers speaking to a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday bemoaned the sophistication of hackers and urged better collaboration with banks on anti-theft technology.
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford to retire: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is retiring at the end of the month, current and former U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Senate passes long-overdue farm bill, sends to Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval on Tuesday to a nearly $1 trillion farm bill that trims food stamps for the poor, expands federal crop insurance and ends direct payments to farmers, and sent it to President Bara…
U.S. fighting increase in tax crimes under Obama: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has been bringing more criminal tax prosecutions against Americans under President Barack Obama than under President George W. Bush, with a surge in tax refund fraud partly to blame, a non-partisan watchdog sa…
U.S. lawmakers backing Keystone pipeline mull next steps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers voiced support on Tuesday for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, and did not rule out using legislation to force the White House to approve the Canada-to-Texas project.
Obamacare to cut work hours by equivalent of 2 million jobs: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s healthcare law will reduce American workforce participation by the equivalent of 2 million full-time jobs in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, prompting Republicans to paint the law a…
Factbox: Members of U.S. Congress who are leaving office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forty U.S. representatives and senators have announced plans to leave their seats in Congress in advance of mid-term elections in November, including 22 Republicans and 18 Democrats.
New Jersey Rep. Andrews to leave Congress amid ethics probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Representative Rob Andrews of New Jersey, who has been facing a U.S. House Ethics Committee investigation, said on Tuesday he will resign from Congress this month and join a law firm.
Senate panel approves Senator Max Baucus as ambassador to China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved on Tuesday the nomination of Senator Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat who has helped steer trade policy with China, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Beijing.
