Obama hopes for quick party healing after ‘ouchy’ Democratic primary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he hoped that divisions between Democrats would start to heal in coming weeks, now that his former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has clinched the party’s nomination for the Nov. 8 pre…
New York mayor strives to stay the course as probe queries persist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corruption charges against a union leader and a financier stemming from state and federal investigations that include an examination of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign fundraising practices are casting a cloud over his office and could possibly complicate his re-election bid.
Ohio governor signs bill legalizing medical marijuana
(Reuters) – Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich on Wednesday signed a bill legalizing marijuana use for medical purposes under certain circumstances, his office said.
Clinton, Trump draw battle lines for ill-tempered campaign fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump kicked off a fierce general election battle, with Democrats accusing Trump of erratic behavior and the Republican threatening to bring up old Clinton scandals.
Clinton calls Trump economic ideas ‘dangerously incoherent’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said she will deliver an economic agenda address soon to contrast her policy differences with Republican Donald Trump, according to an interview with the Wall St…
Modi wants deeper U.S.-India security relationship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a closer security relationship between his country and the United States on Wednesday, in an address to the U.S. Congress stressing the importance of warming ties between the two cou…
Two gay men challenge Tennessee denial of service law
(Reuters) – Two men have filed a lawsuit against Tennessee and its governor saying their constitutional rights as gay individuals are violated by a new law that allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients on the basis of “sincerely held…
Trump ‘disappointed’ by Republican criticism of judge comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was “disappointed and surprised” by the criticism and charges of racism he had received from Republican leaders for comments he made about the Mexican heri…
Former Reagan aide helped write Trump foreign policy speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior official in the Reagan administration and prominent Republican foreign policy insider told Reuters he provided input for the late-April foreign policy speech by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidentia…
New York mayor to announce FY 2017 budget agreement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce later on Wednesday an agreement on a balanced city budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year after outlining an $82.2 billion executive budget in April, according to a press statement issued…
