U.S. Senate Republican McConnell won’t block funding bill: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will not back an effort by members of his own party to block a bill that would avert a government shutdown next week, his office said on Monday.
U.S. senators urge Obama to take tough line on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four senior senators on Monday urged President Barack Obama to stick to tough policies against Iran, despite overtures from Tehran ahead of this week’s U.N. General Assembly in New York.
P5+1 talks will show Iran’s seriousness on nuclear issue: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Planned talks this week between Iran and six world powers, including the United States, will show how serious Tehran is about resolving issues around its nuclear program, a senior State Department official said on Monday.
U.S. Senate leader warns against Obamacare-funding bill link
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, warned congressional Republicans on Monday that he will not go along with any temporary government spending bill that contains controversial add-ons, such as denying funds for “…
Obama unlikely to name Fed head this week: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is unlikely to unveil his pick to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve this week, and the current Fed No. 2, Janet Yellen, remains the leading contender, a source familiar with the proces…
White House says up to Congress to avoid government shutdown
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama likely will meet with Congressional leaders ahead of the looming September 30 deadline to keep the government funded, but a White House spokesman made it clear on Monday that it is up to Congress …
White House troubled by Al Shabaab recruitment in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are closely watching efforts by Somalia’s Al Shabaab group to recruit in the United States, but have no direct information that Americans were involved in the attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, a U.S. official said…
IRS, activist lawyers to clash in court over tax preparer rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s first effort to regulate tens of thousands of tax return preparers will be tested on Tuesday when the Internal Revenue Service squares off in court against a libertarian law firm.
Slide in illicit U.S. immigration stalls, maybe reversed: study
(Reuters) – The sharp decline in the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States that accompanied the 2007-2009 recession has bottomed out, and the number could be on the rebound again, according to a new study released on Monday.
Kerry to take part in major powers’ talks with Iran this week
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a meeting of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany this week, a U.S. official said on Monday.
