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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired on Monday that he may be looking for a new chief of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, saying current Chairman Ben Bernanke has stayed a lot longer than he had originally planned. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-obama-bernanke-idUSBRE95H02420130618?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-obama-bernanke-idUSBRE95H02420130618?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:01:45 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will be used by Afghan security forces. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-afghan-usa-helicopters-idUSBRE95G18620130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-afghan-usa-helicopters-idUSBRE95G18620130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:27 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday he will meet soon with a privacy and civil liberties oversight board to discuss ways to balance the need for U.S. surveillance while respecting people's right to privacy. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-obama-nsa-idUSBRE95G17Z20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-obama-nsa-idUSBRE95G17Z20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:49:46 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran's election of a moderate as its next president is a sign that Iranians want to move in a different direction, but he was uncertain whether it would lead to a breakthrough over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-obama-iran-idUSBRE95H02720130618?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-obama-iran-idUSBRE95H02720130618?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:05:49 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters review of public records. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-security-fisa-insight-idUSBRE95H03220130618?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-security-fisa-insight-idUSBRE95H03220130618?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:32:25 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small group of Republican senators worked Monday on a possible border security compromise that would make a sweeping immigration bill more acceptable to some otherwise reluctant conservatives. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-immigration-usa-border-idUSBRE95G15N20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-immigration-usa-border-idUSBRE95G15N20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:11 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups and a dozen states and cities said Monday they will delay planned legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying they will wait to see if the White House soon unveils a climate policy strategy. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-climate-lawsuit-idUSBRE95G16R20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-climate-lawsuit-idUSBRE95G16R20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:22 -0400 PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed a law on Monday to expand Medicaid, embracing a key part of Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare plan in a hard-won policy victory over conservatives in her own party. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-arizona-medicaid-idUSBRE95G12N20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-arizona-medicaid-idUSBRE95G12N20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:35:55 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law that required people registering to vote in federal elections to show proof of citizenship, a victory for activists who said it had discouraged Native Americans and Latinos from voting. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-court-voters-idUSBRE95G0K720130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-court-voters-idUSBRE95G0K720130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:26:00 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he is holding up millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama's administration explains the rationale behind more than a decade of cash payments to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-afghanistan-congress-idUSBRE95G11F20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-usa-afghanistan-congress-idUSBRE95G11F20130617?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews politicsNews Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:15:41 -0400