Reuters: Politics

Sotomayor faces Senate hearing

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:45:31 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick to fill his first U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Sonia Sotomayor, goes before a Senate hearing on Monday with most people betting she already has enough votes to win confirmation.

Cheney hid CIA program from Congress: senator

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:18:48 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA withheld information from the U.S. Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, a senator said on Sunday as Democrats called for an investigation.

U.S. ambassador to Iraq unhurt by convoy bomb

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:26:11 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy carrying U.S. ambassador to Baghdad Chris Hill in southern Iraq, but the envoy was unhurt, the U.S. embassy said on Monday.

Geithner to reassure Gulf allies on dollar assets

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:01:36 -0400

RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will seek to reassure Gulf Arab states this week that U.S. dollar assets they hold in large quantities remain a strong investment.

Obama team sees jobs growth in health, environment

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:24:42 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs in the healthcare and environmental sectors are growing at a faster rate than those of the U.S. economy as a whole, President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers will say a report to be released on Monday.

U.S. top prosecutor considering torture investigation

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:42:27 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation practices involving the CIA, and is expected to make a decision in a few weeks, a Justice Department official said on Sunday.

Obama says stimulus plan to kick in later this year

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:13:38 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Saturday more time was needed for his $787 billion stimulus package to work, predicting the spending would have a bigger impact on the economy later this year.

Burris bows out of 2010 Senate race

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:30:57 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Senator Roland Burris, whose appointment to fill Barack Obama's vacant seat was tainted by scandal, said on Friday he would not seek a full term in 2010, citing an unwillingness to raise campaign cash as the reason.

U.S. officials to prod China on climate change

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:08:41 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visit their ancestral homeland this week to press China to join with the United States in stepped-up efforts to fight global warming.

Obama: Africa aid must be matched by good governance

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:29:29 -0400

ACCRA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Africans on Saturday that Western aid must be matched by good governance and urged them to take greater responsibility for stamping out war, corruption and disease plaguing the continent.