Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg says he will not enter presidential race
(Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday he will not enter the race for U.S. president in November, because it was clear he could not win and he did not want to risk enabling a victory by Republicans Donald Trump or Ted C…
Virginia Senate approves electric chair amid drug shortage
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – The Virginia state Senate on Monday approved a bill making the electric chair the default method of execution if lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
Obama says both left and right are wrong on Wall Street rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday defended his efforts to rein in Wall Street, telling Americans that his administration cracked down effectively on banks and trading firms after the financial crisis of 2007-2009.
Canada’s Trudeau: won’t support Trump, but understands his appeal
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said he would neither fight Donald Trump, nor support him, but understood the Republican’s appeal for people fed up with politics, who he said had also voted for controversial Toronto …
U.S. takes North Korea nuclear threats seriously: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Monday the United States took North Korean threats to use nuclear weapons seriously and urged Pyongyang to halt its provocations, including testing nuclear devices and long-range rockets.
NY judge dismisses attempt to block Canada-born Cruz from state’s ballot
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – A New York judge on Monday dismissed a challenge to Canadian-born Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run in the state’s Republican presidential primary election next month, saying the challengers had missed a key deadline for filing.
Trump or Cruz? Republicans face tough choices as primary race churns forward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans desperate to stop Donald Trump from capturing the party’s presidential nomination may have to unite behind Ted Cruz, a polarizing figure who has made many enemies within the party.
Foreign diplomats voicing alarm to U.S. officials about Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign diplomats are expressing alarm to U.S. government officials about what they say are inflammatory and insulting public statements by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, according to senior U.S. officials.
Amid state dinner glamor, a serious agenda for Obama-Trudeau talks
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canada’s charismatic Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be traveling to Washington this week for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, hoping to revitalize a frayed relationship and draw rare attention to Canadian issues…
Flint becomes U.S. Democratic flash point, but residents want action
FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – The Flint water crisis has united Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in outrage, but some residents suffering through the city’s major public health scandal want more than talking points from the presidential contende…
