Veteran Arizona sheriff defeats three in Republican primary
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Arizona sheriff famous for his tough stance on illegal immigration and keeping jail inmates in tents easily won his Republican primary on Tuesday.
Maine governor mulls political future amid racism flap
BOSTON (Reuters) – (Editor’s note: This story contains language that may offend some readers in the sixth and final paragraphs adds no comment from Gattine spokesman)
Senators press Mylan on ‘exorbitantly expensive’ EpiPen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Elizabeth Warren and 19 other U.S. senators voiced concern to the chief executive of Mylan NV about the high cost of its EpiPen on Tuesday, calling the device used in the case of life-threatening allergies “exorbitantly…
Trade critic Trump visits Boeing Co’s backyard
EVERETT, Washington/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump, who has made his criticism of a pending Pacific trade agreement central to his campaign, on Tuesday visited a Seattle suburb home to a large Boeing Co plane manufacturing facility that…
U.S. Senator McCain wins Arizona Republican nominating contest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator John McCain survived a Tea Party challenge when he won Arizona’s Republican nominating contest on Tuesday, enabling him to seek a sixth term as U.S. senator from the southwestern state, according to media projections.
Wasserman Schultz wins Florida Democratic nod in House race: Miami Herald
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, who last month lost her job as head of the Democratic National Committee, won a bid on Tuesday to be her party’s nominee for a seventh term in the U.S. House of Representat…
Florida Republicans pick Marco Rubio for Senate race: AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marco Rubio, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race earlier this year, was chosen on Tuesday as the Republican Party nominee for a second U.S. Senate term from Florida, according to the Associated Press.
Pacific trade pact remains top issue for Obama administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The successful conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade talks remains the top legislative item for the United States, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
Democrats seek FBI probe of allegations Russia seeking to influence U.S. vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in Congress, including party Senate leader Harry Reid, asked the FBI to investigate concerns that the Russian government may be attempting to undermine the U.S. presidential election through cyber attacks that could inc…
Poll shows Virginia lawmaker jailed in sex scandal leading mayor’s race
(Reuters) – A former Virginia politician who was jailed over a sex scandal involving a teenage girl leads a crowded field running for mayor of the state’s capital city, a poll showed on Tuesday.
