Democratic leaders seek data breach documents from Target
(Reuters) – Three Democratic members of the House of Representatives sent Target Corp Chief Executive Gregg Steinhafel a letter on Thursday requesting documents on a data breach that affected tens of millions of Target customers.
Republican congresswoman to rebut Obama State of Union speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the highest-ranking female Republican in the U.S. Congress, will deliver her party’s response to President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday.
U.S. mayors want surcharge on dangerous rail shipments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rail shipments of crude oil and other dangerous goods should face a surcharge when they move through urban areas, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and several other big city mayors said on Thursday at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayo…
U.S. brings fraud charges against firm that vetted Snowden
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department accused United States Investigations Services (USIS), the largest private provider of security checks for the government, of bilking millions of dollars through improper background verifications.
Pentagon chief orders nuclear forces review amid probe of drugs, cheating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered a high-level review of the state of American nuclear forces on Thursday, days after missile launch officers were caught in a drug investigation and dozens were accused of cheating on their ce…
Democrats should exploit fissure in Tea Party: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats need to tackle Tea Party Republicans head-on by promoting government as a “force for good” and exploiting differences between the conservative movement’s wealthy backers and its rank-and-file members, Senator Charles Sc…
Michigan governor urges 50,000 visas for skilled Detroit immigrants
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder unveiled a proposal on Thursday that calls for the U.S. government to allocate 50,000 special visas over the next five years to lure highly skilled immigrants to live and work in the bankrupt city of De…
Afghanistan cracks down on commercials that favor U.S. troops
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on advertisements that promote keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014 and has already shut down a spot aired by the country’s most widely watched bro…
U.S. divided over how to tackle income gap, poverty: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the gap between the nation’s wealthy and poor grows, Americans are deeply divided along political party lines over how to bridge income inequality, a survey released on Thursday showed.
White House to release fiscal 2015 budget on March 4
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will release President Barack Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2015 on March 4, a spokesman for the Office of Management and Budget said on Thursday.
