Noticias de Hoy

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U. S. Justice Department lawyer said on Wednesday that if a judge agreed to consider a Republican bid to get administration documents related to a botched operation against gun-trafficking it would prompt a flood of requests for courts to referee Washington political disputes. President Barack Obama is resisting a congressional subpoena for documents related to how the administration responded to the revelation of the failed operation known as "Fast and Furious" on the U. S. – Mexican border. . . .

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By Mark Felsenthal and Alwyn Scott WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday backed a plan that would temporarily eliminate spending cuts disrupting U. S. air travel, while lawmakers in Washington scrambled to avoid blame as the impact of the reductions began being felt across the country. Airlines pushed for the government to act as flight delays increased and planes stacked up at airports, with one chief executive saying, "We can’t do this for long. . . .

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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is headed to Texas to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with former President George W. Bush in what could serve as a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle against terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Obama is due to attend the dedication on Thursday of Bush’s presidential library at Southern Methodist University, along with former presidents Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter and hundreds of Bush administration alumni. . . .

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U. S. Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to confirm President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Office of Management and Budget, former Wal-Mart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell. The 96-0 vote, which comes as Obama is courting congressional Republicans for a deal to shrink U. S. deficits, marks the first time that the White House has had a fully confirmed budget director since January 2012. At that time, Jack Lew, now Treasury Secretary, left the position to become Obama’s chief of staff. (Reporting By David Lawder; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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By Nanette Byrnes (Reuters) – From Louisiana to Ohio, Massachusetts and Nebraska, bold proposals to upend state tax laws are losing momentum in the face of political squabbles and special interest opposition. Just a short time ago, it looked as if several state leaders would show gridlocked Washington, D. C. , how to do tax reform. Then some harsh realities set in. One case in point: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. . . .

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By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When a bipartisan group of senators began writing legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws in January, many Republican leaders embraced the effort as a savvy strategy for fixing the party’s tattered image with Hispanic voters. But since the bill was rolled out last week, a rift has emerged among conservatives that has played out in Senate hearings on Capitol Hill, on conservative talk shows and in social media such as Twitter and blogs. . . .

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top Obama administration official said on Tuesday that an immigration bill starting to move through Congress would fix some border control weaknesses that may have contributed to last week’s Boston Marathon bombings. The immigration to the United States of two ethnic Chechen brothers who are suspects in the bombings has become a point of controversy in the early debate over the legislation, with some conservatives saying that Congress should now go slower. . . .

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The postal service may be in a financial vise right now, but fifty years ago it created an economic legacy?one now reportedly worth billions of dollars a year. On July 1, 1963, it introduced the five-digit zip code.

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By Kim Dixon and Nanette Byrnes WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A measure to empower U. S. states to require out-of-state retailers to collect online sales tax cleared a legislative hurdle in the Senate on Monday, after earlier winning official backing from President Barack Obama. Seventy-four senators voted to limit debate and move forward with a final vote on the proposed legislation in the Democratic-controlled Senate, likely on Wednesday. . . .

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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Their rivalries have helped to define American politics for more than a quarter-century. And sometimes the complex relationships among the only five people alive who know what it’s like to be president of the United States have seemed to be straight out of a soap opera. They have called each other names and blamed one another for the nation’s problems. But when they have a rare meeting in Dallas on Thursday for the opening of former president George W. . . .

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