Mississippi man linked to ricin letters indicted by grand jury
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) – A Mississippi martial arts instructor was named in a five-count indictment charging him with mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials, authorities said on Monday.
New IRS chief tells Congress he will clean up tax agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new chief of the Internal Revenue Service told Congress on Monday the tax-collecting agency would fully investigate and repair the problems that led to the inappropriate targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
Obama administration disputes charge attorney general lied
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday pushed backed against Republican accusations that Attorney General Eric Holder lied during a congressional appearance last month about his involvement in leak investigations that involved report…
Top U.S. lawmaker looks to rein in military contractors’ pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful U.S. lawmaker on Monday included a provision seeking to rein in the amount corporate executives can make from military contracts in the fiscal 2014 defense spending bill that Congress is expected to finalize in the com…
Obamacare Medicaid feud to leave 3.6 million uninsured: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fourteen Republican-led states that oppose expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health reform will leave 3.6 million of their poorest adult residents uninsured, at a cost of $9.4 billion per year by 2017, researchers…
Democratic Senator Lautenberg of New Jersey dies at 89
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, a liberal Democrat and the Senate’s last surviving World War II veteran, died on Monday from complications of viral pneumonia, his office said. He was 89 and will likely be temporarily repl…
U.S. comes to Syrian peace effort ‘late,’ Kerry says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States came “late” to an effort to end the Syrian civil war and is trying to prevent the total collapse of the country, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday.
Kerry says to decide when to push for Middle East peace decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he will decide at some point whether to return to Israel and the Palestinian territories to push for decisions by the sides on reviving stalled peace talks to end their decades-ol…
Senator Frank Lautenberg dies at 89
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frank Lautenberg, a self-made multimillionaire businessman who became a leading liberal in the U.S. Senate and championed smoking bans, gun control, airline safety and rail transportation, died on Monday at 89, an aide said.
Immigration bill pins big hopes on dairy cows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From the technology and tourism industries to the fruit growers of California, there is something for almost everyone in the sprawling immigration legislation that the U.S. Senate will start debating this month.
