Analysis: Lawyers gear up to lobby, sue as McCarthy heads to EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Gina McCarthy steps into her new role as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency she will face an army of lawyers trying to sway the agency as it writes rules on power-plant emissions that will form the centerpi…
Analysis: Lawyers gear up to lobby, sue as McCarthy heads to EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Gina McCarthy steps into her new role as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency she will face an army of lawyers trying to sway the agency as it writes rules on power-plant emissions that will form the centerpi…
Judge weighs rights of U.S. citizens in drone strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge fired difficult questions at the Obama administration and at civil liberties lawyers on Friday in a court case about whether U.S. citizens abroad targeted in drone strikes can seek compensation from the government…
Obama renominates campaign donor for diplomat post in The Hague
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday renominated Timothy Broas, a criminal defense lawyer and campaign donor, as ambassador to the Netherlands, a year after Broas withdrew from consideration following his arrest for driving under t…
Napolitano voted head of University of California despite protests
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was confirmed on Thursday as president of the University of California despite an unruly protest by students from the prestigious 10-campus system that led to six arre…
SEC staff morale low, atmosphere marked by distrust: study
(Reuters) – The Securities and Exchange Commission is not the best place to work among federal agencies in Washington, according to a new study by a government watchdog.
Florida lawmakers want overhaul of ‘Stand Your Ground’ law
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida must either repeal its Stand Your Ground self-defense law or enact sweeping changes to avert more tragedies like the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, Democratic leaders of the state’s…
IRS watchdog looking into targeting of groups beyond Tea Party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service’s inspector general said on Thursday he is expanding his probe of IRS treatment of political groups that applied for tax-exempt status to see if liberal groups were treated the same way as conservativ…
Republicans eye ‘Obamacare’ as new focus of fiscal debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Growing numbers of Republicans in Congress are setting their sights on a new target in looming fiscal showdowns this autumn over government funding and the debt limit: “Obamacare.”
Senate confirms McCarthy as chief environmental regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy on Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a long-awaited move that could help President Barack Obama revive his plans to fight climate change.
