Michigan governor to be deposed in Detroit bankruptcy case
DETROIT (Reuters) – After a testy exchange between the judge presiding over Detroit’s bankruptcy and a Michigan official, attorneys for the state agreed on Tuesday to drop a challenge to a request by creditors’ lawyers to depose Governor Rick Snyder on…
Obama asks Congress to delay vote on Syria military strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to delay votes on authorizing military strikes against Syria in order to give Russia time to get Syria to surrender any chemical weapons it possesses, according to senators.
U.S. must keep credible threat of strike against Syria: Senator Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States must keep the pressure on Syria to relinquish any chemical weapon stockpile it has by maintaining a credible threat of American military action against Damascus, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, sa…
U.S., U.K, France all prefer diplomatic path on Syria: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of the United States, Britain and France all have a preference for a diplomatic solution on Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons but also see a need for the international community to weigh a “full range of respons…
New Yorkers vote in lively mayoral primary race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers were voting on Tuesday for a candidate to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a primary election that began with complaints that bulky 1960s-era mechanical voting machines had broken down, forcing people to use emergency…
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group in talks on new Syria resolution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators is drafting a modified resolution on the use of military force in Syria that would give the United Nations time to take control of Syria’s chemical weapons, Senate aides said on …
U.S. says strikes on Syria unlikely to increase refugee flows to Jordan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Proposed U.S. strikes on Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons should not increase refugee flows to neighboring Jordan, which is already under tremendous strain, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday.
Obama may want to discuss timing of Syria votes with Congress: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama may want to talk to leaders of the U.S. Congress about “when and how” to act on his request for authorization for limited strikes on Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
U.S. Senate may not vote on Syria this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate may not vote this week on the authorization for the use of military force in Syria, congressional aides said on Tuesday after Syria’s recent acceptance of a Russian proposal to give up its chemical weapons.
U.S. sees low risk of retaliation over proposed Syria strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military sees a low risk of retaliation from proposed U.S. strikes against Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday.
