Reid expects Yellen to be ‘easily’ confirmed as Fed chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve appears headed toward a smooth confirmation by the Democratic-led Senate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday.
Obama nominee for labor board clears Senate Republican hurdle
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pick of a former union lawyer to be the top prosecutor at the National Labor Relations Board narrowly cleared a Republican procedural hurdle on Tuesday and headed toward near-certain confirmation.
U.S. trade official pushes Congress to renew trade promotion authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s top trade official said on Tuesday that the United States is aiming to finalize a giant trade deal with 11 other Pacific Rim nations by the end of year, but that it needs Congress to approve a rule to s…
Push for immigration action targets House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. businesses, religious leaders and other supporters of overhauling the nation’s immigration laws mounted a massive lobbying push on Tuesday to urge a reluctant House of Representatives to tackle the issue before the end of th…
NY Post must face bias lawsuit linked to Obama chimp cartoon
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Post and its top editor must face a bias lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was fired for complaining about harassment at the newspaper and a political cartoon that some people said likened President Barack Obama …
House panel kicks off Pentagon acquisition reform drive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday kicked off a fresh drive to fix the way the Pentagon buys weapons and services, vowing to “look past Band-Aid fixes and parochial interests” and implement meaningful reforms.
U.S. spy chief says allies spy on America’s leaders, intelligence services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday that foreign allies regularly conduct espionage activities against American leaders and intelligence services.
Obamacare official apologizes for website glitches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. agency responsible for the troubled new government-run healthcare website apologized on Tuesday for the difficulty people are having in obtaining insurance, but blamed the portal’s woes on contractors and hig…
A year after Sandy, thousands still can’t return home
SEASIDE PARK, N.J./NEW YORK (Reuters) – A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged…
Mystery swirls around Obamacare covergirl – and her vanishing
(Reuters) – Hers was the face that launched 20 million snipes.
