U.S. completes ‘takedown’ of Medicare fraud: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials have charged 301 suspects with trying to defraud Medicare and other federal insurance programs in 2016, marking the “largest takedown” involving health care fraud allegations, the Justice Department…
White House slams Zika funding bill as inadequate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday panned new Republican legislation to put $1.1 billion toward fighting the Zika virus, a plan that was much less than the $1.9 billion requested by President Barack Obama.
Rubio seeks re-election to Senate, says Trump ‘worrisome’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio will seek re-election to his U.S. Senate seat, he announced on Wednesday, reversing a pledge not to run and saying the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency worries him.
Former Ford, Bush national security adviser Scowcroft endorses Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser to two Republican U.S. presidents, on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president over Donald Trump, in a snub of the Republican Party’s likely nominee by a promine…
Clinton offers her vision for U.S economy, rebukes Trump’s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that if the U.S. Congress does not act to close tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy and corporations, she will ask the Treasury Department to take up the issue if she is elected presi…
Seeking to regain ground, Trump calls Clinton corrupt and a liar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump staged a harsh attack on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, accusing her of corruption and dangerous incompetence as he tried to put his campaign back on track after rece…
Harris Corp wins $1.7 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Harris Corp was awarded a $1.7 billion firm-fixed-price, multi-year foreign military sales contract to supply Afghanistan with Harris radios, ancillaries, spare parts and services, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Sanders: It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that while he does not think he will be the party’s nominee for the Nov. 8 election, he will likely speak at the Democratic National Convention in July, according to an i…
House Republicans unveil healthcare alternative to Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled an alternative plan to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system on Wednesday, slamming Obamacare even as they aimed to keep some of its more popular provisions.
Warren to campaign with Clinton in Ohio on Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will campaign with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Ohio on Monday, Clinton’s campaign said.
