Obama says would have rejected any option to replace Biden as VP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would have rejected any plan to replace Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton as his vice president for the 2012 election.
Obama says ‘we weren’t as clear as we needed to be’ on Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said in an interview on Thursday that he regrets that “we weren’t as clear as we needed to be” about Obamacare healthcare reforms and apologized to Americans who are losing their healthcare insurance polici…
U.S. sanctions threat hangs over Iran talks in Geneva
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A threat by the U.S. Congress to slap tough new sanctions on Iran hung over negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program on Thursday, even as diplomats at talks in Geneva voiced optimism an agreement was close.
FAA unveils plan for integrating drones into U.S. airspace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday released an initial plan for integrating unmanned aircraft more broadly into U.S. airspace by September 2015, along with a privacy policy for six drone test sites that will be chose…
Washington state takes steps to nail down Boeing 777X contract
OLYMPIA, Wash./ NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Washington state legislature met on Thursday in special session to consider measures to ensure Boeing Co builds its newest jet, the 777X, in the Seattle area.
Government shutdown hit economy, wasted money: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House budget office on Thursday catalogued the economic damage from the 16-day government shutdown, saying the closure wasted billions of government dollars and hurt individuals and businesses that depend on government …
U.S. budget talks hit snag, Republican senator says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The panel of U.S. lawmakers seeking to craft a bipartisan budget deal is deadlocked over tax revenue early in its deliberations, a Senate member said on Thursday, reinforcing fears that a December 13 deadline could pass with no a…
Senators introduce bill to delay Obamacare penalty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would delay by one year the penalty facing Americans who do not enroll in insurance plans in 2014, as called for in President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.
U.S. lawmaker calls for tech officials to testify about Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials who helped develop or oversee the rollout of the flawed Obamacare website will appear before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee next week, the panel’s Republican chairman said on Thursday.
Senate passes bill to ban discrimination against gay workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Senate, reflecting a major shift in the past decade in public opinion, passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday to outlaw discrimination against gay workers. But the measure faces an uphill struggle in the Republic…
