Puerto Rico authorizes debt payment suspension; Obama signs rescue bill
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico authorized suspension of payments on its general obligation debt on Thursday just minutes after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law creating a federal oversight board with authority to negotiate the restructuring o…
House of Representatives reignites gun-control debate with planned vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, under mounting pressure to advance gun-control legislation, will vote next week on a measure to keep guns out of the hands of people on government terrorism watch lists.
U.S. lawmakers push for action on human rights in Bahrain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven U.S. senators urged Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday to press Bahrain’s government to do more to promote political and social reform, adding to recent concern in Washington over that country’s human rights record.
Albanian town backs Clinton with bronze bust
SARANDE, Albania (Reuters) – Whatever the outcome of November’s U.S. presidential election, the Albanian town of Sarande is backing Hillary Clinton by erecting a bronze bust to thank her for supporting Albanian causes.
Probe of Clinton’s email driven by facts, not politics: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email use is being driven by facts and should be free of political interference.
Zika sex research begins despite U.S. Congress funding impasse
(Reuters) – It could take years to learn how long men infected with Zika are capable of sexually transmitting the virus, which can cause crippling birth defects and other serious neurological disorders.
Senate passes Puerto Rico debt bill, sends to Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate gave solid approval on Wednesday to a relief plan to help Puerto Rico address its $70 billion debt, sending the measure to President Obama for his signing into law just ahead of a possible default by the U.S. terr…
Federal judge rules Ohio can purge inactive voters
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Ohio’s secretary of state was within his rights to strip thousands of inactive voters from the rolls, rejecting a legal challenge by civil liberties activists who claimed that the purge dise…
Obama: Trump’s rhetoric is xenophobic, not populist
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is tired of hearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump described as a populist.
Trump’s opposition to trade deals fuels internal party opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s scathing criticism of his stance on trade, highlighting divisions within the Republican Party that threaten unity ahead of the Nov. 8 e…
