Its relevance reduced, Detroit council picks new leaders
(Reuters) – Detroit’s shrinking and largely powerless city council selected new leadership on Tuesday as some members insisted the body is still relevant despite an order from a state-appointed emergency manager that two vacant council seats be left em…
Obama’s Democrats threaten to end filibusters in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, frustrated by a dysfunctional and unpopular Congress that has been unable to perform basic tasks such as agreeing on a federal budget, may soon seek an unprecedented rules change in the Senate.
No decision imminent on U.S. force in Afghanistan after 2014: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is nowhere near a decision on how many U.S. troops, if any, to station in Afghanistan after 2014 once the bulk of U.S. forces leave, the White House said on Tuesday.
Texas House nears vote on proposed abortion restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters and opponents of abortion rights converged on the Texas Capitol on Monday for hours of protests as the state House of Representatives prepares to debate the proposed abortion restrictions on Tuesday.
U.S. considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering pulling out all its troops from Afghanistan next year, U.S. officials said, amid tension between the President Barack Obama’s administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government.
Obama has not decided post-2014 Afghanistan troop levels: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has not yet decided how many troops to keep in Afghanistan after 2014, but a total pullout is one of the options under consideration, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Senior senator questions White House secrecy on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday said the White House was harming U.S. national security interests by being too secretive about its plans to arm Syrian rebels.
House votes to block watchdog from imposing audit term limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rare show of bipartisan unity, the House of Representatives voted on Monday to block an auditor industry watchdog from forcing companies to switch auditors, a regulatory move that could break up some business relationships o…
Illinois could end last state ban on carrying concealed guns
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois, the only one in the United States to have a law prohibiting the carrying of concealed guns, could lift the ban on Tuesday when lawmakers are expected to vote on the measure.
Use insurance companies to end U.S. pension crisis: Senator Hatch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful Senator would like to use life insurance companies to help alleviate the funding crisis that has engulfed many public pensions.
