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Details of the Senate immigration bill

A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee: Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Amplats set to announce details of revised restructuring plan

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Anglo American Platinum said on Friday it would announce the details of its revised plan to turn around its struggling South African operations at midday South African time (6 a.m. EDT). (Reporting by Sherilee Lakmidas; Editing by Ed Stoddard) Tweet This Post

Senators to add high-tech visas, dispute details

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators finalizing a massive immigration bill are arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers, Senate aides and industry officials say, with disputes flaring over how best to punish companies that train workers here only to ship them overseas. Tweet This Post

Republican lawmakers seek details on Beyonce, Jay Z Cuba trip

(Reuters) – Two Republican members of Congress have asked the U.S. Treasury Department for information on what type of license American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z obtained for a high-profile trip to Cuba to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Beyonce and Jay Z celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary this week in Havana, where [...]

Immigration deal at hand, focus turns to details

WASHINGTON (AP) — Big business and big labor have settled on a political framework for an immigration overhaul. Now, the lawmakers writing bipartisan legislation need to resolve the nitty-gritty — and keep their parties' political flanks mollified. Tweet This Post

Supreme Court pressures Obama for drone policy details

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge twice considered by President Barack Obama for the Supreme Court has rebuked his administration over the secrecy surrounding a program of aerial drone strikes abroad, adding to pressure Obama already faced from fellow Democrats. A ruling on Friday from Judge Merrick Garland in Washington, D.C., capped [...]

Louisiana’s Jindal details plan to end state’s income tax

By Nanette Byrnes (Reuters) – In a year in which sweeping tax reforms are on the table in several states, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal on Thursday became the first U.S. governor to offer a detailed plan to eliminate his state's income tax, a goal embraced by some conservatives. Seen as a potential candidate for national office, [...]

White House, Congress face cuts; details lacking

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Congress won’t be immune to the automatic cuts in federal spending scheduled to kick in Friday. But for all the grim warnings the Obama administration has been detailing about the effect on everything from meat packing plants to airports, the consequences of the cuts on the politicians who [...]

White House details budget fallout amid blame game

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame. Tweet This Post