Analysis: Tensions with allies rise, but U.S. sees improved China ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With ties between Washington and many close allies strained because of eavesdropping revelations and differences over U.S. policies in the Middle East, the Obama administration can take some comfort from an improvement in ties wi…
Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats’ 2014 prospects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chaotic launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law has Democrats in Congress increasingly anxious about its potential impact on them in the 2014 elections and scrambling to protect themselves if the program’s problems …
Republican-turned-Democrat Crist files to run for Florida governor
MIAMI (Reuters) – Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, a Republican-turned Democrat, filed paperwork on Friday to run next year for his old job, according to the state’s Division of Elections website.
Factbox: U.S. officials mired in controversy over Obamacare rollout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The troubled start of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law known as Obamacare has administration officials scrambling to address a host of problems, from the unreliability of the website HealthCare.gov to questions a…
White House says Obama did not consider dropping Biden from 2012 ticket
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama never considered the idea of dropping Vice President Joe Biden from his 2012 re-election team and replacing him with Hillary Clinton, the White House said on Friday.
Fed officials eye inflation, jobs in dueling QE arguments
Top Federal Reserve officials on Friday gave only modest hints as to when a massive bond-buying program would be drawn down, with one saying they needed to wait for signs of rising inflation and two others reinforcing an argument the Fed has waited too…
Once an activist, U.S. envoy Power now fights as a diplomat
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Three months into Samantha Power’s tenure as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, human rights activists who favor military intervention have learned to temper their hopes that she would push aggressively for using force to…
New Obama order aims to prepare communities for severe weather
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In another move to address the impact of climate change, President Barack Obama ordered a bipartisan task force on Friday to help U.S. communities brace for longer heat waves, heavier downpours, more severe wildfires and worse dr…
Kerry to visit Egypt, tensions high before Mursi trial
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt a day before deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi goes on trial, the next likely flashpoint in the struggle between his Muslim Brotherhood and the army-backed interim government….
Fed’s Kocherlakota makes no comment on policy in prepared remarks
(Reuters) – Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota did not comment on the U.S. economic outlook or monetary policy in remarks prepared for delivery to a community forum in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday.
