Obama takes tough line against Iran sanctions to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took his hard line against new sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program directly to U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday by pledging in his annual State of the Union address to veto any legislation that threatens talks w…
Obama urges Congress to pass anti-patent troll bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called for Congress to pass legislation aimed at reining in what many companies complain are proliferating and frivolous patent infringement lawsuits.
Obama says will continue gun control push without Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would continue to work to reduce violence in the United States despite a lack of support in Congress for gun control measures he failed to get passed last year.
‘Boss Hog’ of ‘Duck Dynasty’ TV show to attend big Obama speech
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Duck Dynasty” reality television star Willie “Boss Hog” Robertson is on the invitation list to attend President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night, compliments of a congressman from his home state of Louisia…
No evidence Russia helped Snowden to steal U.S. secrets: Feinstein
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, said on Tuesday she has seen no evidence that Russian spies helped former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden steal U.S. eavesdropping …
Obama to lay out go-it-alone approach in State of Union speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will lay out his strategy for getting around a divided Congress starting with a wage hike for federal contract workers in a State of the Union speech on Tuesday that reflects scaled-back legislative ambitio…
House, Senate leaders see swift passage of US farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees are optimistic that the long-overdue U.S. farm bill will pass, although the House of Representatives vote set for Wednesday could be the more difficult hurdle.
China challenging U.S. military technological edge: Pentagon official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s technological superiority is increasingly challenged by China, and efforts to maintain an edge are complicated by shrinking defense budgets that have cut money for development, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer…
‘Boss Hog’ of ‘Duck Dynasty’ TV show to attend big Obama speech
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Duck Dynasty” reality television star Willie “Boss Hog” Robertson is on the invitation list to attend President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night, compliments of a congressman from his home state of Louisia…
More U.S. nuclear missile officers implicated in cheating scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force investigation into exam cheating by America’s nuclear missile officers has widened, with roughly double the original 34 officers now under review, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymi…
