U.S. Prism spying program rattles EU lawmakers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European lawmakers threatened on Tuesday to unpick data-sharing agreements with the United States, reacting furiously to reports that U.S. authorities have accessed emails and other personal data from leading Internet companies.
Newark Mayor Booker has early lead for New Jersey Senate: polls
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) – Newark’s Democratic Mayor Cory Booker holds a substantial early lead in the race to fill the state’s open seat in the U.S. Senate, according to the first statewide polls on the race since Senator Frank Lautenberg’s death…
Kerry to push for OAS reform, broad debate on drug policy
ANTIGUA, Guatemala (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will press for reform of the 35-nation Organization of American States and back a broad approach to tackling drug-related violence at OAS meetings this week, a senior U.S. official said …
Senate passes farm bill; food stamp fight looms in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program and rejects sweeping cuts in food stamps for the poor being pursued in the House of Rep…
Senate panel backs Obama picks for Commerce, Transportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Commerce Committee on Monday gave strong bipartisan backing to President Barack Obama’s nominees to head the Departments of Transportation and Commerce, sending them to the Senate floor for approval.
Contractor who leaked NSA files drops out of sight, faces legal battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A contractor at the National Security Agency who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs dropped out of sight in Hong Kong on Monday ahead of a likely push by the U.S. government to have him sent back to the Unite…
Obama names Furman as new White House chief economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama nominated longtime adviser Jason Furman to be his new chief economist on Monday, elevating a former campaign aide and Clinton administration official to oversee an agency with wide influence over U.S. econo…
Senate passes farm bill; food stamp fight looms in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program and rejects sweeping cuts in food stamps for the poor being pursued in the House of Rep…
Government holds high-level meetings on Syria, including on arming rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could decide as early as this week whether to arm Syrian rebels, U.S. officials said on Monday, as Secretary of State John Kerry put off a Middle East trip to attend meetings on the subject.
Newark Mayor Booker has early lead for New Jersey Senate: polls
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) – Newark’s Democratic Mayor Cory Booker holds a substantial early lead in the race to fill the state’s open seat in the U.S. Senate, according to the first statewide polls on the race since Senator Frank Lautenberg’s death…
