Clashes on Syria, spying mark debate on U.S. defense funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers clashed over Syria, Afghanistan and government spying on Tuesday as the House of Representatives began debating a $598 billion defense spending bill for 2014, including a Pentagon base budget of $512 billion and $8…
Obama has not decided on pick for next Fed chief: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has not made a decision on a nominee to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who is expected to step down at the end of his term in January, a person familiar with the process said on Tuesday.
House Republicans favor helping children of illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives started to coalesce on Tuesday around the idea of legalizing the children who were brought to the country by their parents, marking their first step toward dealing with the millions of …
New York City mayor vetoes bills to limit stop-and-frisk policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday vetoed two measures meant to curb the city’s controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy, setting up a likely showdown with the City Council.
Obama’s pick for No. 2 at Homeland Security under investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas, who has been nominated to be the deputy secretary of Homeland Security – and who could soon run the department – is under investigation by the department’s in…
NYC mayoral hopeful Weiner stays in race after new lewd notes surface
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, with his wife by his side, said he is staying in the race after confirming on Tuesday that some newly revealed sexually explicit online chats and photos, published this week by a goss…
Daughter of retired Senator Sam Nunn seeks his Georgia seat
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The daughter of former Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia has announced her candidacy as a Democrat in 2014 for her father’s former seat.
Virginia governor apologizes, repays campaign donor loans
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said on Tuesday his family had repaid controversial loans a top donor to his political campaigns had made to his wife and a family business, and he apologized for the embarrassment they had…
Senators balk at senior U.S. lawmakers’ tax reform drive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite talk about tax reform, U.S. senators are largely shrugging off a request that they present specific ideas for rewriting a tax code that has grown to more than 70,000 pages since it was last revamped 27 years ago.
U.S. arming of Syria rebels could be temporary, slow: officials
(Reuters) – U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels passed one congressional hurdle but may face more when funding runs out in two months, further delaying the flow of weapons, U.S. officials and other sources said.
