U.S. panel backs lung cancer screening for high-risk groups
CHICAGO (Reuters) – After decades of debate, an influential U.S. panel has endorsed the use of low-dose CT scans to detect lung cancer in high-risk individuals, paving the way for insurance coverage of the test for as many as 10 million smokers and for…
Republican lawmakers push Senate leaders over aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican senators pushed for more transparency on aid to Egypt, if not an outright end to the $1.3 billion per year in military assistance, as U.S. officials struggled on Monday with how to respond to the crisis in Cairo.
White House condemns Egyptian violence, killing of protesters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday condemned violence in Egypt that led to the killing of scores of demonstrators at the weekend but said it had taken no steps to suspend U.S. military assistance to the Arab world’s most populous nation.
Attention 2016 watchers: Hillary Clinton has lunch at the White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was the pasta jambalaya and grilled chicken lunch heard across the U.S. political spectrum.
U.S. lawmakers take Washington tax reform show on the road
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Abandoning the corridors of power for a shop full of gleaming, supersized steel refrigerators and steam ovens, two U.S. lawmakers took their quixotic bid to overhaul the 70,000-page tax code on the road this week to rally publi…
Former U.S. President Carter has no plans to visit North Korea: aide
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – A representative for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter denied reports on Monday that he was planning to visit North Korea soon to try to win the release of an American citizen being held in the reclusive nation.
White House says not confirming Carter trip to North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday it was not confirming a trip by former President Jimmy Carter to North Korea to win release of an American citizen being held there.
Aggressive Chinese territorial claims bring risks: U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aggressive moves by China to assert territorial claims run the risk of “miscalculations” but are also helping Washington strengthen ties with other countries in the region, the general who oversees U.S. air forces in the Pacific …
Obama welcomes Middle East talks, says hard choices remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli-Palestinian talks starting in Washington later on Monday but cautioned that a tough path lies ahead.
Kerry calls for reasonable compromises as he names Mideast envoy Indyk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry named former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk as his main envoy in Israeli-Palestinian talks starting in Washington later on Monday and said he was seeking “reasonable compromises” in the …
