House panel passes bill to cut back mail delivery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A House of Representatives committee advanced a bill to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail and eliminate direct-to-door delivery to help the struggling U.S. Postal Service shave costs. But the plan faces stiff opposition i…
White House urges restraint by Egyptian military
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday urged the Egyptian military to exercise “maximum restraint” and to do its utmost to prevent clashes between rival protesters.
New York’s Weiner chatted with more women since scandal: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner may have exchanged sexually-charged messages with as many as three women in the two years since he resigned from Congress amid revelations of similar behavior, press reports said on Th…
Weiner defiant amid calls to quit New York mayoral race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Anthony Weiner resisted mounting calls to bow out of the New York City mayoral race on Wednesday, a day after admitting he had continued the sexually charged online chats that led him to resign from Congress in disgrace two years a…
Republicans prepare for ‘Obamacare’ showdown, with eye to 2014 elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Obama administration poised for a huge public education campaign on healthcare reform, Republicans and their allies are mobilizing a counter-offensive including town hall meetings, protests and media promotions to dissua…
Obama to warn Republicans on budget tactics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will use the backdrop of a busy commercial port in Florida to warn congressional Republicans on Thursday that using the threat of government shutdown or debt default puts a fragile economic recovery in jeop…
Obama says will name Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would name Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, as ambassador to Japan, lending the prestige of a storied political dynasty to the relationship with an impo…
House rejects bid to curb spy agency data collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. spy program that sweeps up vast amounts of electronic communications survived a legislative challenge in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the first attempt to curb the data gathering since former NSA contractor E…
Capitol Hill hearing focuses on Trayvon Martin shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The racially charged shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was the focus of a congressional hearing on Wednesday, where Martin’s father vowed to find a way his son’s death could lead to positive changes for other black Amer…
U.S. lawmakers blast Guantanamo’s $2.7 million per prisoner cost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers pushing to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay said on Wednesday its cost has skyrocketed to $2.7 million per inmate this year and argued it is too expensive to keep open while the country is fightin…
