U.S. senator demands CIA report amid dispute over torture study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday disclosed the existence of a secret Central Intelligence Agency document that committee members believe supports their conclusions in a study highly critical of “water…
Three U.S. House veterans announce retirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three veteran members of the House of Representatives, two Republicans and one Democrat, announced their retirements just as the 2014 congressional campaign season starts to heat up.
Senators discuss ‘unintended consequences’ of U.S. patent bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators discussed on Tuesday whether a proposed bill aimed at reining in unnecessary patent litigation could also hurt companies whose patents have been genuinely infringed.
Former Microsoft executive named to oversee Obamacare website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday announced the appointment of a former Microsoft Corp executive to oversee its revamped HealthCare.gov website and expand on technology improvements achieved by the site’s outgoing czar, Jeffrey…
Republican heavy favorite in Alabama special congressional election
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) – Voters in southwest Alabama are expected to elect a business-backed former Republican state senator on Tuesday in a special election to fill a congressional seat that no Democrat has held in nearly 50 years.
Tech executives press Obama to reform surveillance practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Technology company executives pressed President Barack Obama on Tuesday to rein in the U.S. government’s electronic spying after a court dealt a blow to the administration’s surveillance practices.
U.S. budget deal clears crucial vote in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A two-year U.S. budget deal on Tuesday cleared a Senate procedural vote that all but assured its passage by a simple majority later this week in the Democratic-controlled chamber.
Senate Republican leader McConnell to oppose Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will oppose President Barack Obama’s appointment of Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve, citing concerns about her willingness to defend the dollar…
U.S. orders some diplomats out of South Sudan because of unrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it ordered its non-essential officials to leave South Sudan because of violence, warned U.S. citizens not to visit and urged those already there to leave immediately.
FCC withdraws proposal to relax media ownership rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has withdrawn a proposal to relax the ban on owning several media outlets in the same media market, an FCC official said on Tuesday.
