Obama nominates Sharon Bowen to CFTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has chosen Sharon Bowen to fill a commissioner opening on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. illegal immigrant removals fall in fiscal 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed 368,644 illegal immigrants in fiscal 2013, down from 409,849 the previous year, the agency said on Thursday.
Obama administration says U.S. debt ceiling could be hit in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration warned Congress on Thursday that the government could run out of borrowing authority needed to help pay its bills as soon as February if lawmakers do not swiftly raise the federal debt ceiling.
U.S. Senate sets rare Saturday vote on Fed pick Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. Senate set debate to begin on Friday on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve, with confirmation expected on Saturday.
Free ride for NYC in union talks a ‘long shot’: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will post a budget surplus this year and next but may have to use a large part of it to settle pay disputes with unions, the city’s Independent Budget Office said in a report on Thursday.
Wisconsin Senate approves delay in state Medicaid changes
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday approved delaying by three months a plan to shift thousands of people from a state Medicaid program onto the federal health insurance marketplace that has been plagued by technical problems.
Wisconsin makes it harder to challenge race-based school mascots
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Republican Governor Scott Walker on Thursday signed into law a measure making it tougher for those who object to race-based mascots and sports team names to force a change at their school district.
U.S. State Dept says not pressuring to drop Indian complaint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday said it is not pressuring U.S. law enforcement to drop a complaint against an Indian official that has increased tensions between the two countries.
U.S. fears North Korean execution could be prelude to provocation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s execution of his uncle last week is an example of the worrisome unpredictability of that regime and could be a prelude to some kind of provocation by Pyongyang, top Pentagon officials said on Thu…
U.S. senators make move toward more sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite opposition from the Obama administration, 26 U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Iran if the country breaks an interim deal under which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear program.
