Trump, Cruz trade barbs over wives in presidential race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz turned to Twitter to defend their wives’ honor after a Super PAC put out an ad featuring Trump’s wife nude and Trump threatened to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife.
Obama sees no Middle East peace deal before his presidency ends
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he did not expect a breakthrough on Middle East peace before he leaves office and reiterated his support for a two-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians could live peace…
Supreme Court faces 4-4 split in Obamacare contraception case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday headed toward a possible 4-4 split over a legal challenge by Christian nonprofit employers who object to providing female workers insurance covering birth control as required by President Barack Oba…
Cruz gets Jeb Bush backing as Republican elites try to stop Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz won the backing of former rival Jeb Bush on Wednesday as prominent Republicans overcome their aversion to the conservative senator to try to force a standoff with insurgent Donald Trump at the…
House ethics panel investigating Democrat Corrine Brown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into Democratic congresswoman Corrine Brown of Florida.
Opponents of Cruz White House bid take case to N.Y. appeals panel
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – Lawyers for two New York residents seeking to throw Ted Cruz off next month’s presidential primary ballot in the state urged an Appeals Court panel on Wednesday to consider whether the U.S. senator from Texas is eligible given …
Pennsylvania budget to go into effect, ending long stalemate
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said on Wednesday he would allow a Republican budget bill for fiscal 2016 to become law without his signature, ending nine months of stalemate that starved schools and social service agencies of f…
Labor Department unveils controversial union ‘persuader’ rule
(Reuters) – The Department of Labor on Wednesday released a long-awaited rule requiring companies to disclose when they seek advice about countering union campaigns, which several business groups vowed to challenge in court.
Lawmakers say NSA plan to expand sharing data ‘unconstitutional’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic and a Republican congressmen have asked the National Security Agency to halt a reported plan to share more raw intelligence data with other federal agencies, warning the policy shift would be “unconstitutional and dangerous,” according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Trump, Clinton win big in Arizona, but Cruz, Sanders show fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump swept to victory in Arizona on Tuesday but rival Ted Cruz showed some fight with a win in Utah that gave hope to establishment Republicans who fear Trump would lead the party to ruin in t…
