U.S. Air Force finance chief named to Pentagon weapons post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama this week nominated Jamie Morin, the Air Force’s chief financial officer, to head the Pentagon office that forecasts the costs of major weapons systems and plays a critical role in whether they live or die….
California Republican lawmakers call for immigration reform
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – A group of Republican California lawmakers are breaking with their party’s skepticism over immigration reform and asking the U.S. Congress to give immigrants a path to citizenship to help their state’s heavy dependence on migrant…
U.S. Senate’s No. 2 Republican would oppose Summers for Fed chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s No. 2 Republican would vote against President Barack Obama’s former economic adviser Lawrence Summers if he is nominated to serve as Federal Reserve chairman, the lawmaker’s office said on Thursday.
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passes media shield law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation on Thursday to protect reporters from being forced to reveal confidential sources, with exceptions in national security and other cases.
NYC mayoral candidate Thompson resists Democrats’ pressure to bow out
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York mayoral candidate Bill Thompson was resisting pressure from fellow Democrats on Thursday to bow out of the race in favor of front runner Bill de Blasio and avoid a bruising run-off, campaign aides said.
U.S. names possible East Coast missile defense sites, but far from decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon announced five possible missile defense sites in the eastern United States on Thursday, but said it was far from any decision to proceed with what would be an “extraordinarily expensive” program expansion in an era o…
White House sees ‘irony’ in Putin’s New York Times column
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin proved an important point about “American exceptionalism” when he took a shot at the concept in his column in the New York Times, the White House said on Thursday.
U.S. House cancels recess to try to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday bought themselves more time to try to avert a government shutdown at the end of September, canceling a week-long recess that was due to begin on September 23.
Online sales tax bill moving ahead in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is moving ahead on legislation allowing states to collect sales taxes from online shopping, with the chairman of a key committee expected to release basic principles for the bill shortly.
Funding cuts would weaken U.S. submarine readiness: Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Navy officials warned Congress that any further delays or cuts in funding would undercut the readiness of the declining submarine fleet, already slated for reduction by nearly 30 percent to 52 ships from 73, before an ex…
