In Pennsylvania, Trump to propose childcare deduction tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday will propose allowing families to deduct the cost of childcare expenses from income taxes, his campaign said, a move aimed at bolstering his support among women voters….
How to get sick on the U.S. campaign trail: Little sleep, bad food, germs everywhere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s bout of pneumonia has shed light on a problem seldom seen by American voters: The long days, little sleep, cross-country travel, bad food and kissing babies add up to a recipe for illness for presidential candid…
U.S. tech firms urge Congress to allow internet domain changeover
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major technology companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter are urging Congress to support a plan for the U.S. government to cede control of the internet’s technical management to the global community, they said in a joint …
Trump luxury hotel opens just blocks from the White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opened the latest outpost in his real estate empire on Monday, a luxury hotel in a historic building five blocks from the White House that underwent a two-year, $200 million renovation…
Trump says Fed keeping rates low because of pressure from Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was keeping interest rates low because of political pressure from the Obama administration, questioning the motives of an …
‘I didn’t think it was a big deal,’ Clinton says of pneumonia bout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton said on Monday she could resume presidential campaigning in a couple of days after a bout of pneumonia that she initially had not believed was “that big a deal.”
Former California lawmaker sentenced for laundering bribe to his brother
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A former California lawmaker was sentenced to six months in prison and six months in home confinement Monday for laundering a bribe accepted by his brother, also a former legislator.
Obama asks U.S. insurers for help enrolling the young and healthy
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday urged U.S. insurers offering coverage next year under his national healthcare law to step up their efforts to enroll those who remain uninsured, especially younger and healthier Americans.
Obama hopeful on spending, Zika funds after meeting Congress leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said after meeting with the top four congressional leaders on Monday he was encouraged that lawmakers would be able to pass short term spending legislation to keep the government open during the 2017 fiscal…
Former CIA chief who urged Iraq war signs on as Trump adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former CIA Director James Woolsey, a vocal advocate of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq who promoted allegations that Saddam Hussein harbored illegal weapons, will serve as a senior national security adviser to Republican presi…
