Lobbyists launch push on immigration in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. immigration reform bill are launching a push for the legislation this week that includes phone calls to lawmakers from Catholic bishops, visits to...
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Republicans blast Obama over Snowden as case turns partisan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers criticized the Obama administration's handling of the Edward Snowden case on Tuesday, calling President Barack Obama weak for failing to persuade Russia and China to...
U.S. border ‘surge’ would place agent every 1,000 feet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2,000-mile (3,200-km) boundary between the United States and Mexico would have enough border patrol agents to station one guard every 1,000 feet, under a compromise measure...
U.S. border ‘surge’ would place agent every 1,000 feet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2,000-mile (3,200-km) boundary between the United States and Mexico would have enough border patrol agents to station one guard every 1,000 feet, under a compromise measure...
U.S. House won’t follow Senate lead on immigration bill: Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday his chamber would chart its own path on immigration rather than simply considering a Senate-passed measure, quashing...
House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a...
Business, labor spar over high-skill visas in immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rift emerged between U.S. business groups and organized labor over a high-skilled worker program in the Senate immigration bill, as the tech industry and other firms...
Senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest...
Senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest...
Grads preferred to grandmas in proposed immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Immigration authorities would give preference to better-educated and trained visa-seekers who can contribute to the American economy under a less-noticed provision of the immigration bill in the...