Obama administration says closing tax loopholes ‘crucial’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday said it was “crucial” to close wasteful loopholes in the U.S. tax code so the government could invest more in manufacturing and education.
Amid healthcare woes, Obama to discuss immigration reform on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the White House struggles to fix the problem-plagued rollout of its healthcare reform law, President Barack Obama on Thursday will try to focus attention on another policy priority – immigration reform – with a call for congre…
White House steps up damage control on healthcare rollout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House sought to limit the political damage from the troubled rollout of the government’s healthcare website on Wednesday as Republicans increased the pressure to delay parts of President Barack Obama’s signature domesti…
Despite high-tech arms, war requires ground troops: Army chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even with drones, smart bombs and precision weapons, war remains a clash of human wills that ultimately requires boots on the ground, and the notion that land forces are obsolete is naive and dangerous, the top U.S. Army general …
Pakistan prime minister urges Obama to end drone strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan, touching on a sore subject just as relations between the two countries improve after years of suspicion over A…
Yellen’s Senate hearing for Fed chair unlikely before mid-November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Janet Yellen’s Senate confirmation hearing to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve is not likely to get under way before the middle of next month, a Senate aide said on Wednesday.
U.S. Congress to consider law against ‘patent trolls’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressman, who has led the charge against frivolous patent infringement lawsuits, introduced a bill on Wednesday to curb the behavior of so-called “patent trolls” but faced criticism that some of the proposals go too far…
Delaware’s ‘secret trials’ violate 1st Amendment: U.S. Court
(Reuters) – Delaware’s legal industry suffered a blow when a federal court found on Wednesday the state violated the U.S. Constitution with its novel system of allowing judges to arbitrate private business disputes, which critics called secret trials.
White House seeks to limit fallout from U.S.-Saudi tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration sought on Wednesday to limit any damage to the long-standing U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia in a rift over America’s role in the Middle East that has underscored growing strategic differences.
U.S. agencies moving slowly to tighten data security, despite major leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite saying they suffered major damage from classified documents made public by an Army soldier and a National Security Agency contractor, U.S. government agencies have fallen behind in installing computer software to stop suc…
