Amid U.S. shutdown, visa program for Iraqi interpreters expires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate made a last-ditch bid late on Monday to save a program granting visas to Iraqis who risked their lives working for the American military, but a similar effort in the House of Representatives fell victim to bickering ov…
U.S. Supreme Court takes no action on Argentina bonds case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took no action on Argentina’s appeal of a lower court ruling in favor of hedge funds that refused to take reduced payments under a restructuring agreement the country reached with other bondholde…
U.S. justices to hear case on whether severance can be taxed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider whether severance pay in an involuntary layoff can be subject to federal payroll taxes in a case the Obama administration says could affect $1 billion in refund claims.
Senate votes to kill Republican request for talks to end shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Senate on Tuesday voted to kill Republicans’ latest attempts to modify an emergency government funding bill, just hours after federal agencies and national parks began shutting down.
Obama’s FERC nominee withdraws, citing Senate struggle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a setback for U.S. President Barack Obama, his pick to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stepped aside on Tuesday, saying the nomination was unlikely to pass a key Senate panel.
U.S. points Obamacare consumers to online assistance amid glitches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration on Tuesday encouraged potential enrollees in Obamacare health coverage to seek in-person assistance from a call center and other sources after technical glitches emerged at the debut of the law’s new onlin…
Obama to make statement in Rose Garden at 12:25 P.M. ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement in the White House Rose Garden at 12:25 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the first day of a government shutdown, the White House said.
Top U.S. political donors in 2012 among country’s richest men
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The country’s top political donors in the 2012 election cycle represent a wealthy slice of the United States, with most of them being men, according to a study released Tuesday that analyzes campaign finance data.
Maryland delays enrollment through state healthcare exchange
(Reuters) – Maryland’s state-run Obamacare health insurance marketplace announced a four-hour enrollment delay on Tuesday, citing technical problems less than 10 minutes after the system was scheduled to begin signing up uninsured residents for coverag…
Obama’s bold trade plan faces resistance on Asia trip
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim haven’t agreed on much, if anything, in the 15 years since the latter was ousted from Mahathir’s government and then jailed on sodomy and cor…
