Obama administration seeks to bolster U.S. health law privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will announce measures to reassure Americans about the privacy and security of the information they submit when they sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, official…
Texas senator who staged abortion filibuster may run for governor
DALLAS (Reuters) – Democratic Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, whose June filibuster over proposed abortion restrictions captured national attention, said on Wednesday that she would announce on October 3 whether she would seek the governor’s office.
House Republican spending plan to defund Obamacare: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republicans plan to offer a spending bill that would fund the federal government at current sequester spending levels until December 15 but defund President Barack Obama’s health law, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
Cash-strapped University of California may spend millions on president’s residence
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As Janet Napolitano prepares to lead the cash-strapped University of California, the Board of Regents is set to vote Wednesday on whether to take first steps toward spending millions to repair a decaying mansion to house the s…
Liberal N.Y. City Democrat leads Republican in mayoral race: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has the support of almost two-thirds of likely voters, a wide lead over his Republican opponent, Joe Lhota, in the first poll released since he won last week’s primary elect…
U.S. internet sales tax bill to follow seven principles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives will soon take up on allowing states to tax online purchases will follow seven major principles, including keeping the system simple for small businesses and ensuring it will not…
White House budget office urges agencies to prepare for possible shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House budget office directed federal agencies on Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of a federal government shutdown should Democrats and Republicans fail to find a budget compromise by the end of September.
U.S. court defends its support for collecting phone data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The surveillance court that oversees the U.S. government’s massive collection of telephone data gave its fullest defense to date on Tuesday of why it considers the program lawful, despite the uproar after its existence was made p…
Obama: willing to work with House on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he could support the House of Representatives taking a piece-by-piece approach to changing immigration policy as long as key elements such as a “pathway to citizenship” for undocumented immi…
Obama to extend wage law to cover two million home care aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Tuesday it will extend the protection of U.S. minimum wage and overtime law to almost two million home health workers who assist the elderly and disabled, setting an assertive tone for the new U.S…
