Pentagon begins review of Guantanamo detainees held without charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday it had begun re-examining the evidence for the continued detention of terrorism suspects held without charge at Guantanamo, Cuba, more than two years after President Barack Obama directed it to deve…
Obama disappointed all House Republicans not attending Thursday meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House criticized House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday for his decision not to let all House Republicans attend a White House meeting on Thursday.
House Republicans to meet Obama on Thursday at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will sit down on Thursday with some of his main adversaries in the fight over raising the U.S. debt ceiling and ending a government shutdown, meeting with Republicans who control the House of Representative…
Obama would veto House Republican aviation funding bill-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama would veto a bill by the Republican-led House of Representatives that would extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during the government shutdown, the White House said on Wednesday.
Obama seeks immediate fix to stalled military death benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama directed government lawyers to find an immediate fix for stalled aid for the families of soldiers killed in the line of duty during the government shutdown, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters o…
Long-serving Florida Republican to retire from Congress in 2014
MIAMI (Reuters) – Representative Bill Young of Florida, the longest-serving Republican member of Congress, will retire when his term ends in 2014, the congressman’s office confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S.: will announce Egypt aid decision after diplomatic notification
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will announce the future of its assistance to Egypt after making appropriate diplomatic and congressional notifications, the White House said on Wednesday.
Kagan, now in a robe, argues again for campaign finance limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last time the U.S. Supreme Court heard a major campaign finance dispute, then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan stood at the lectern making the government’s case to the justices. On Tuesday she was on the bench, nearly as forcefu…
CORRECTED-Obama cousin, a Tea Party Republican, to challenge Kansas U.S. Senator
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) – Milton Wolf, a Tea Party activist and distant cousin of President Barack Obama, will challenge three-term Kansas U.S. Senator Pat Roberts in the 2014 Republican primary election, Wolf’s campaign said on Tuesday.
Obama pulls out stops in warning on debt default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Evoking financial chaos and economic hardship, President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned Americans they would be hurt if Congress lets the United States default on its debt, and cautioned against listening to anyone saying the eff…
