Congress forecasters see major savings from sentencing reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A criminal justice bill awaiting a vote by the U.S. Senate would reduce federal prison costs by $722 million over the next 10 years by releasing thousands of federal prisoners early, congressional forecasters said on Wednesday.
U.S. Senate set to approve $1.1 billion in Zika virus funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday cleared the way for approval of $1.1 billion in immediate funds to battle the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects, well above what is in legislation pending in the House of Representatives.
Many Senate Democrats frustrated with slow U.S. Syrian refugee admissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half the Democrats in the Senate, including many of President Barack Obama’s strongest supporters, signed a letter to him on Wednesday urging him to move more quickly to admit Syrian refugees into the United States.
Democrats Clinton, Sanders split nominating contests in Oregon, Kentucky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders each picked up primary wins on Tuesday in yet another demonstration of how divided the party is in the drawn-out national race to win the nomination for November’s general el…
Silicon Valley mocks Trump over his tech bubble warning
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that a dangerous financial bubble has formed in the technology industry – and Silicon Valley responded with a collective eye roll.
Exclusive: Trump would talk to North Korea’s Kim, wants to renegotiate climate accord
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program, proposing a major shift in U.S. policy toward the isolated nation.
Trump preparing plan to dismantle Obama’s Wall Street reform law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that sweeping financial reforms put in place under President Barack Obama were harming the economy and he would dismantle nearly all of them.
Clinton releases personal financial disclosure, calls on Trump to release income taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday released her personal financial disclosure form, covering Jan. 1, 2015, to the present, with a call to Republican Donald Trump to make available his income tax retur…
Trump on North Korea, Wall Street regulation, tech stocks
NEW YORK – Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday that he would be willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
U.S. extends overtime pay to 4.2 million salaried workers
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled the final version of a long-awaited and controversial rule to extend overtime pay to 4.2 million U.S. workers, which marks one of the administration’s most significant moves to address stagnant wages.
