President Obama to have lunch with Hillary Clinton at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will have lunch on Monday with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the White House said on Sunday.
Indyk expected to be named new U.S. Middle East envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel who heads foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution think tank, is expected to be named the new U.S. envoy for Middle East peace, a source familiar with the matter said o…
New York mayoral hopeful Weiner loses top aide amid campaign tumult
(Reuters) – The campaign manager who helped to guide Anthony Weiner’s bid for New York City mayor resigned over the weekend, a spokeswoman said on Sunday, as the Democratic former Congressman grapples with slumping poll numbers and fresh revelations of…
Lew says stubborn Congress risks repeating U.S. fiscal wounds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Sunday warned Congress against manufacturing a crisis over federal spending in the months ahead, as looming deadlines set the stage for a repeat of the political deadlock which two years ago tr…
Obama disputes job projections for Keystone XL pipeline: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called into question the number of jobs that would be created from the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in an interview with the New York Times released on Saturday.
Obama says narrowed Fed choices, to announce in months: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has narrowed his choices to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to “some extraordinary candidates” and will announce his pick “over the next several months,” he said in an interview with the New Y…
Lindy Boggs, congresswoman and civil rights crusader, dies at 97
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lindy Boggs, who took over her husband’s congressional seat to become a crusader for women’s equality and civil rights, died Saturday at 97. Her death was confirmed by ABC News, where Boggs’ daughter, Cokie Roberts, is a journali…
Insight – Obama and Syria: a trail of half-steps, mixed messages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama.
Summers’ work for financial firms could give critics ammunition
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, a top contender for the leadership of the Federal Reserve, has been a consultant to large financial institutions, including Citigroup Inc, news that could fuel questions about his su…
San Diego mayor to enter therapy over sex scandal, won’t quit
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner on Friday defied calls to resign over a hail of sexual harassment allegations, but apologized to the women he offended and said he would take a two-week leave of absence to undergo intensive th…
