Iowa Republican caucus to test conservatives in Senate race
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Reuters) – In one of the first skirmishes of 2014 between opposing wings of the Republican Party, conservatives and moderates vie on Tuesday for an early lead in the fight to nominate a candidate to run for the U.S. Senate seat of…
Human Rights Watch says Obama not gone far enough on NSA reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has not gone far enough in reforming the monitoring activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) and is continuing to violate the privacy rights of individuals, the head of Human Rights Watch told Reut…
Kerry to meet Israeli, Palestinian negotiators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Israeli negotiators in Washington on Monday and Palestinian officials later next week in U.S.-brokered peace talks to end their decades-long conflict, the State Department said.
Christie No. 2 denies linking Sandy funds to Hoboken development
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s lieutenant governor on Monday denied a claim by the mayor of Hoboken that Governor Chris Christie’s administration linked release of Superstorm Sandy relief funds to approval of a Hoboken development project.
U.S. studying possible rescue plans in case of crisis at Sochi Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in cas…
Key U.S. senator objects to part of Obama spy data plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee objected on Sunday to President Barack Obama’s proposal for the government to give up control of the storage of the telephone records of millions of Americans it holds as part of…
U.S. lawmaker investigates whether Russia behind Snowden’s leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he is investigating whether former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden had help from Russia in stealing and revealing U.S. government secrets.
Governor Christie’s NJ woes dog Florida fundraising trip
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New Jersey mayor who added to Governor Chris Christie’s woes with fresh claims that his office punishes uncooperative local officials stuck to her story on Sunday, overshadowing the governor’s fundraising trip in Florida.
China decries U.S. spending bill
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s Commerce Ministry has condemned a $1.1-trillion spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress last week over clauses that limit technological purchases from the Asian giant, saying they clash with the principles of fa…
Obamacare rules on equal coverage delayed: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is delaying enforcement of a provision of the new healthcare law that prohibits employers from providing better health benefits to top executives than to other employees, the New York Times reported on Sa…
