No sign yet Iran sanctions bill will come to U.S. Senate vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made clear on Tuesday he has no immediate plan to allow a vote on a bill that would slap new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, even as backers promised to keep up their efforts to win m…
Effort to extend jobless benefits stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Efforts to renew emergency federal jobless benefits for 1.5 million Americans stalled in the Senate on Tuesday when Democrats and Republicans rejected each other’s proposals.
U.S. governors, mayors push Congress for transportation funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. governors and mayors are pushing Congress to quickly reauthorize long-term legislation to fund transportation projects across the country, fearing that any lapse in funding could disrupt existing projects and hurt local econ…
Republicans vote in special primary in bellwether Florida district
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – In a race being watched as a potential bellwether for this year’s mid-term congressional elections, Republicans cast their votes in a special primary election on Tuesday in a key Florida swing district.
U.S. senators ask Target CEO for information on data breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators were seeking answers on Tuesday from the chief executive of Target Corp about the company’s response to the hacking of credit and debit cards of millions of its customers during the holiday shopping season.
House Republicans voice support for $1.1 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives voiced tentative support on Tuesday for a $1.1 trillion spending bill, signaling likely passage and removing one source of potential drama ahead of the 2014 elections.
Obama: Won’t wait for legislation to advance 2014 priorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would not wait for Congress to pass legislation to advance his policy priorities this year and said he was “getting close” to finishing a review of U.S. surveillance practices – to be unv…
Obama to meet Pope Francis in ‘near future’: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is looking forward to meeting Pope Francis in the near future, the White House said on Tuesday, saying Obama is paying close attention to the pope’s work on addressing inequality.
Nearly a third don’t believe New Jersey’s Christie on bridge scandal: Reuters/Ipsos Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 30 percent of Americans believe New Jersey Governor Chris Christie knew that his staff intentionally created traffic jams by partially blocking access to the George Washington Bridge, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll r…
Congress weighs budget cut, videos ban for U.S. IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service budget would shrink by about 4 percent and the tax agency would be barred from making “inappropriate videos” under a congressional budget deal agreed to late on Monday.
