Obama grapples with Vietnam arms ban, human rights on eve of trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is still grappling with a historic decision on whether to lift the U.S. arms embargo on Vietnam just days before he travels there, the White House said on Thursday, signaling that human rights concerns coul…
Incoming U.N. climate chief seeks swift action: at odds with Trump
OSLO (Reuters) – The United Nations’s incoming climate chief said on Thursday she will push for rapid action under a U.N. accord to slow global warming and expressed hopes that U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will drop calls for a r…
Trump delegate indicted on weapons, child pornography charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland man who is a delegate for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been indicted for illegally shipping explosives, owning a machine gun and producing child pornography, the U.S. Justice Department said on Th…
House seeks to tighten restrictions on Pakistan aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are looking to use a defense policy bill to increase restrictions on military aid for Pakistan, expressing frustration with what they see as Islamabad’s failure to crack down on Afghanistan’s militant Haqqani netwo…
Bipartisan Puerto Rico crisis bill introduced, debt looms
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Thursday began coalescing around revised bipartisan legislation to help address Puerto Rico’s unpayable debt burden, which now threatens a full-blown humanitarian crisis.
Illinois Senate passes grant program for needy college students
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Senate on Thursday earmarked $227.2 million for low-income college students whose need-based financial aid has been imperiled by the state’s 11-month budget impasse.
Clinton calls Trump too unsteady to be president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton pivoted to a general election match-up against Republican candidate Donald Trump on Thursday, saying he is dangerously unpredictable and not qualified to be president.
California Senate passes gun control package
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The California Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping package of gun control bills that would require background checks for ammunition purchasers, ban possession of high-capacity magazines and establish a firearms violence …
U.S. judge upholds Virginia’s voter ID law
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2013 Virginia law requiring prospective voters to show an approved photo identification before they cast their ballots.
Senate approves $1.1 billion to fight Zika virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An election-year fight over addressing the spreading Zika virus intensified in the U.S. Congress as the Senate on Thursday approved $1.1 billion in emergency money one day after the House of Representatives voted $622.1 million f…
