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Obama to promote fixing bridges, highways

July 1, 2014 0
President Barack Obama, flanked by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, left, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, attends a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants his Cabinet secretaries to hit the road and is urging them to “be creative about how we can make real progress” on issues where Congress won’t act.

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Agriculture ministry prepares plan to tackle possible drought in Western India

July 1, 2014 0

New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said that his ministry is planning to submit a proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the predicted drought situation in western India. Earlier, Singh met a delegation of BJP legislators from Maharashtra headed by state unit president Devendra Fadnavis. “In western India, drought situations have been predicted.

Obama vows to act alone, taunts Republicans

July 1, 2014 0
President Barack Obama speaks about transportation and the economy, Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington. Gridlock in Washington will lead to gridlock across the country if lawmakers can't quickly agree on how to pay for transportation programs, Obama administration officials warn. States will begin to feel the pain of cutbacks within weeks -- peak summer driving time. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defiantly dared congressional Republicans on Tuesday to try to block his efforts to act on his own and bypass a divided Congress that has thwarted his policy initiatives.

Drone access to US skies faces significant hurdles

June 30, 2014 0
Drone access to US skies faces significant hurdles

The federal effort to provide civilian drones regular access to U.S. skies faces significant hurdles and won’t meet a September 2015 deadline set by Congress, a government watchdog said Monday. Despite …

Obama: I’ll act on my own on immigration

June 30, 2014 0
President Barack Obama, followed by Vice President Joe Biden, leave the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014, to walk to the Rose Garden where the president spoke about immigration reform. The president said he's done waiting for House Republicans to act on immigration. He says he now plans to act on his own. Obama announced his intention Monday to take executive action. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conceding defeat on a top domestic priority, President Barack Obama blamed a Republican “year of obstruction” for the demise of sweeping immigration legislation on Monday and said he would take new steps without Congress to fix as much of the system as he can on his own.

White House: Boehner won’t seek immigration vote

June 30, 2014 0
FILE - This June 24, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner told President Barack Obama that the House will not vote on overhauling the nation's troubled immigration system during this election year, the White House says. Officials say Obama will announce steps Monday to deal with immigration through executive actions without congressional approval. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of an unyielding Congress, President Barack Obama will act on his own to make changes in immigration policy, a White House official said Monday. Obama is expected to refocus immigration enforcement away from the country’s interior and onto a Mexican border that has seen a tide of children crossing illegally from Central America, the official said.

White House: House won’t seek immigration vote

June 30, 2014 0
FILE - This June 24, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner told President Barack Obama that the House will not vote on overhauling the nation's troubled immigration system during this election year, the White House says. Officials say Obama will announce steps Monday to deal with immigration through executive actions without congressional approval. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will act on his own to make changes in immigration policy as Congress is not expected to move on the issue this year, a White House official said Monday. Obama is expected to refocus immigration enforcement away from the country’s interior and onto a Mexican border that has seen a tide of children crossing illegally from Central America, the official said.

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Sushma Swaraj, Gulf envoys meet assess situation in Iraq

June 29, 2014 0

New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin on Sunday stated that the meeting between External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj and envoys of Gulf countries was to have an understanding on their views on Iraq and the region at large. Briefing the media on External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj holding a meeting earlier today with ambassadors of Gulf countries on the situation in Iraq, Akbaruddin said,”The focus of the meeting was on what was the assessment of our ambassadors in the region, how they view the situation in Iraq. The meeting was also on assistance they (Gulf ambassadors) can provide to Indian nationals from their states.” “Based on that meeting External Affairs Minister has now decided that certain parts of Indian community welfare fund will be used for assisting Indian nationals in Iraq.