Son of Louisiana senator arrested for drunken driving, hit and run
(Reuters) – The 21-year-old son of U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu was arrested and charged on Thursday with drunken driving and hit and run after he allegedly struck a pedestrian while driving the wrong way down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, police said.
Arizona lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A divided Arizona Senate passed a key piece of President Barack Obama’s Medicaid expansion agenda on Thursday, handing Republican Governor Jan Brewer a policy victory over fierce opposition from conservatives in her party.
Congress panel widens probe of IRS ‘Tea Party’ scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional investigators probing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s scrutiny of conservative political groups will interview a key Washington IRS official on Friday and want to speak with as many as 20 more people, sources to…
FBI says U.S. will hold Snowden responsible for NSA leaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday that authorities would move aggressively to track down Edward Snowden and hold him accountable for leaking the details of extensive and top-secret U.S. surveillance efforts.
Congress panel widens probe of IRS ‘Tea Party’ scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional investigators probing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s scrutiny of conservative political groups will interview a key Washington IRS official on Friday and want to speak with as many as 20 more people, sources to…
Senate rejects Republican effort to gut immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A landmark immigration bill survived a major challenge in the Senate on Thursday when its bipartisan “Gang of Eight” sponsors beat back an amendment that would have delayed a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal resident…
Lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a national debate on guns.
Senator Paul calls for lawsuit over government surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday encouraged Americans to be part of a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government for its vast domestic surveillance program his latest salvo against the Obama administration’s nationa…
Obama nears decision on Bangladesh trade following tragedies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama could soon decide to cut off trade benefits for Bangladesh, in a largely symbolic response to tragedies in the country’s garment sector that have cost more than 1,200 lives in the past eight months.
Senator Feinstein eyes limits to NSA contractors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Thursday that Congress would consider legislation to limit government contractors’ access to certain classified information.
