Senate committee approves authorization for U.S. commodities regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday approved a reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, nearly three years after the legislative authority for the country’s commodities and swaps regulator expire…
Six years after BP spill, U.S. sets new offshore oil safety rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled new oil well control rules to prevent the kind of blowout that happened six years ago on a BP Plc rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Celebrity U.S. presidential picks prompt alliances, rifts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pop star Demi Lovato is jazzed about Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Comic Sarah Silverman’s enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders is no joke. Meanwhile, 1980s sitcom star Scott Baio wants Republican businessman Donald Trump to be in charge.
Trump’s ‘Paterno’ comment sparks jeers on social media
(Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump drew guffaws and derision on social media after he asked a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, “How’s Joe Paterno?” The legendary Penn State University football coach died four years ago.
U.S. lawmakers target May 1 for Puerto Rico debt crisis bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday expressed optimism over prospects for a bill helping Puerto Rico out of its debt crisis, but they indicated that a legislative fix could still…
Thornton, Arkansas congressman who figured in Nixon impeachment, dies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Ray Thornton of Arkansas, who helped draft the articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, has died in hospice care in Little Rock at the age of 87, officials said on Thursday.
House Speaker Ryan says opposes giving Iran access to U.S. dollar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said he opposed any effort to give Iran access to the U.S. dollar, citing concerns about what Tehran would do with any financial access gained in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal.
House Speaker Ryan backs continued aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he backs continuing the $1.3 billion in annual military aid that Washington sends to Egypt, but that its human rights record makes it “more difficult” to support th…
Trump takes steps to reset his campaign, tries to soften his image
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump took fresh steps to reset his campaign on Wednesday, hiring a top Republican operative and scheduling a meeting between aides and U.S. lawmakers as he girds for a new phase in his White House …
Unions endorse Sanders, Clinton for president as NY race nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won his first endorsement from a fellow U.S. senator on Wednesday, and he and rival Hillary Clinton both announced backing from New York City labor unions as they battled to win ne…
