Senate Democrats push to suspend U.S. trade benefits for Bangladesh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nine U.S. senators on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to suspend trade benefits for Bangladesh until the country where 1,129 people died in an April garment factory collapse improved its working conditions.
Massachusetts voters to pick U.S. Senator to replace John Kerry
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts voters go to the polls on Tuesday to choose between a Republican newcomer and a veteran Democratic Congressman hoping to preserve the majority his party holds in the U.S. Senate.
On trip to Africa, Obama must play catch up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It is a comparison President Barack Obama may not relish: when it comes to Africa, he’s no Bill Clinton. Or even George W. Bush for that matter.
Analysis: Questions turn to U.S. competence in Snowden saga
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has spent the past few weeks arguing it can wield power responsibly after Edward Snowden unveiled its sweeping spying programs. Now the administration must prove it can wield power effectively.
U.S. angry about Snowden’s protectors, but will it get even?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials and lawmakers have made it clear they’re furious at the governments that have played a role in enabling fugitive security contractor Edward Snowden’s globe-trotting, but the United States is expected to take a rest…
Immigration bill passes key test vote in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An immigration bill endorsed by President Barack Obama easily cleared an important test on Monday when the U.S. Senate backed new border security steps seen as essential to the legislation’s fate.
Analysis: Supreme Court takes small step to bridge ideological divide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It may never be clear what happened behind the scenes at the U.S. Supreme Court to yield Monday’s compromise decision upholding university affirmative action. The case was heard in October, the first month of the term, and as the…
New Jersey poised to become second state to ban anti-gay therapy
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Assembly voted on Monday to ban so-called conversion therapy, taking a step toward becoming the second U.S. state to prohibit licensed therapists from counseling gay and lesbian youths to change their sexual orientation
Clinton letters, Lewinsky clothing gifts up for auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A collection of items used in the investigation of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky’s sexual encounters with then U.S. President Bill Clinton is being auctioned online, Nate D. Sanders Auctions said on Monday.
Labor Dept probes whether food court workers were underpaid in federal building
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department is investigating whether food court vendors in Washington’s largest U.S. government building underpaid workers and denied them overtime pay.
