Texas abortion restrictions headed for approval in state Senate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Republican proposal that would ban most abortions in Texas after 20 weeks of pregnancy moved toward a possible final vote in the state Senate Friday, and Democrats fiercely opposed to the measure conceded they will not be ab…
House defies Obama, passes farm bill without food stamps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat and passed a farm bill on Thursday that expands the taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance system but abandons food stamps for the poor.
Senate heads toward showdown on Obama nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday scheduled votes next week on seven of President Barack Obama’s embattled executive-branch nominees, setting up a showdown with Republicans over rules used to block confirmations….
Court rejects Obamacare challenge by Christian college
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a Christian university’s challenge to President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare overhaul, which the school said unconstitutionally imposes costly burdens on large employers and infringes religious li…
Hackers convention ask government to stay away over Snowden
BOSTON (Reuters) – The annual Def Con hacking convention has asked the U.S. federal government to stay away this year for the first time in its 21-year history, saying Edward Snowden’s revelations have made some in the community uncomfortable about its…
Commerce Committee drafts first U.S. Senate cybersecurity bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is circulating a bill that marks the upper chamber’s first stab at cybersecurity legislation and seeks to formalize part of an executive order that sets up voluntary standards for critical indus…
Senators introduce bill to break up megabanks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would break up Wall Street’s megabanks by separating traditional banking activity from riskier financial services.
Exclusive: U.S. still plans to send F-16s to Egypt in coming weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States still plans to go through with the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in the coming weeks, U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Wednesday, even after the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohame…
Eyeing a comeback, Spitzer takes lead in NYC comptroller’s race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who is attempting a political comeback five years after resigning from office in a prostitution scandal, is leading the race to be New York City’s next comptroller, according to a poll releas…
U.S.-China talks cover cyber issues, currency, Chinese reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials appealed to China’s self-interest on Wednesday with calls for deeper economic reforms including changes to the exchange rate policy and a halt to cyber theft of trade secrets – actions they said would benefit both …
