U.S. House Speaker Ryan: Pacific trade deal faces defeat in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement still faces an uphill battle for support in Congress and that he was not inclined to bring it up for a vote, because it would not pass.
Trump in TV event with Clinton, says Putin better leader than Obama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin had been a better leader than U.S. President Barack Obama, as the Republican presidential nominee used a televised forum to argue he was best equipped to reassert Amer…
Obama says Trump unfit for presidency, has ‘outright wacky’ ideas
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama hit back at Donald Trump on Thursday for criticizing his foreign policy record, saying the Republican nominee was unfit to follow him into the Oval Office and the public should press him on his “outrigh…
Duterte tells regional leaders, U.S. not to lecture Philippines on rights
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday defended his country’s human rights record at a regional summit in Laos, urging East Asian leaders and the United States to help Manila eradicate the scourge of illicit drugs.
Democrat Clinton to hold news conference Thursday: campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will hold a news conference on Thursday morning before departing from White Plains, New York, to campaign in North Carolina, a campaign spokesman said.
U.S. lawmakers seek compromise on Zika virus funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers sought on Wednesday to break a logjam over $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus, with the Senate possibly considering legislation as soon as next week, even as one congressman toted a jar full of mosqui…
Justice Ginsburg hopes ‘cooler heads’ prevail on high court vacancy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said on Wednesday she hoped “cooler heads will prevail” over the vacancy on the Supreme Court, suggesting that Republicans should act on President Barack Obama’s nominee.
Peru’s central bank chief says Trump gives him ‘goose bumps’
LIMA (Reuters) – The head of Peru’s central bank said on Wednesday he gets the goose bumps when he thinks about what would happen to the global economy if U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the November election.
Senate investigations panel to probe Mylan’s EpiPen pricing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s permanent subcommittee on investigations will probe Mylan Pharmaceuticals’ pricing of the allergy auto-injector EpiPen, according to a press release issued on Wednesday.
Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115 billion: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any U.S. administration in the 71-year U.S.-Saudi alliance, a report seen…
