Proposed U.S. House bill keeps Egypt military aid at $1.3 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives panel in charge of aid to Egypt proposed on Thursday that military aid be kept at $1.3 billion next year, subject to conditions including that the government in Cairo plans and holds e…
U.S. sees lower-than-expected Obamacare insurance costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hoping to gain the high ground in an escalating war of words over Obamacare, the U.S. administration on Thursday forecast sharply lower than expected insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in new online state healthca…
Senate panel approves Comey to be next FBI director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Barack Obama’s nomination of James Comey, an independent-minded Republican and former deputy U.S. attorney general, as director of the FBI.
Senate Banking panel votes to confirm SEC nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to confirm President Barack Obama’s Democratic and Republican nominees to serve on the Securities and Exchange Commission, the top regulator in charge of policing W…
Bernanke written Senate testimony repeats prepared remarks to House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was set to deliver written remarks to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that were virtually identical to prepared remarks he gave the day before to the House Financial Services Co…
Biden hints at possibility of a presidential run in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden says he might run for president in 2016, and one of the factors he will consider in making his decision is whether he has as much energy then as he does now.
U.S. trade chief avoids committing to address currency in trade pacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. trade official on Thursday said he shared congressional concerns about foreign currency practices that put U.S. companies at a disadvantage, but stopped short of committing to address the issue in pending trade pacts…
NLRB deal unlikely to affect U.S. Supreme Court case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A deal with U.S. senators allowing President Barack Obama to make appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) without Republican obstruction is unlikely to stop the Supreme Court from deciding a major case concerning …
White House backs deal to hold down student loan rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama supports compromise legislation holding down interest rates on student loans and was involved in Senate negotiations, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
Analysis: Republicans could see more bruising Senate primaries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liz Cheney’s decision to challenge Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi in a Republican primary next year sets up the type of divisive, intraparty fight that Republican leaders vowed to avoid after the 2012 elections.
