U.S. Transportation Department plans rule on phones on planes: FCC chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Department of Transportation plans a rule to address phone calls aboard airplanes, according to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.
Longtime Obama aide plans to leave as part of White House overhaul: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of President Barack Obama’s longest-serving advisers plans to leave the White House at the end of the month, the New York Times confirmed late on Wednesday, part of a staff shake-up in the West Wing after a botched rollout of…
In Arkansas, crucial Obamacare hub draws little notice
ROGERS, Arkansas (Reuters) – In an unmarked building on the outskirts of this old railroad town, hundreds of workers are going about the unglamorous work of expanding the United States’ social safety net.
U.S. says firms helped Iranian airline skirt sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nineteen people and companies in Europe and Asia acted as middlemen for Iranian airline Mahan Air, helping it procure supplies from the United States in violation of U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday….
U.S. House Republicans voice support for budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday were falling in line behind a two-year budget deal negotiated behind closed doors, indicating that the normally rambunctious group of lawmakers is not spoiling for a y…
U.S. says firms helped Iranian airline skirt sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nineteen people and companies in Europe and Asia acted as middlemen for Iranian airline Mahan Air, helping it procure supplies from the United States in violation of U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday….
U.S. senator’s top aide arrested on child porn allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top aide of Republican Senator Lamar Alexander was arrested on Wednesday in connection with child pornography allegations, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Obamacare agency relies on manual back-ups as enrollment rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As online enrollment accelerates for medical insurance under President Barack Obama’s health law, the government is relying on manual back-up systems to correct computer errors that could leave some enrollees uninsured, the top U…
California Democrats urge more education spending
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Democrats who control California’s Assembly said on Wednesday their priorities for the next state budget include more spending on early childhood and higher education and leaving $2 billion in reserve at the end of the next fi…
In Arkansas, crucial Obamacare hub draws little notice
ROGERS, Arkansas (Reuters) – In an unmarked building on the outskirts of this old railroad town, hundreds of workers are going about the unglamorous work of expanding the United States’ social safety net.
