Ohio House passes bill to deny funds to Planned Parenthood
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio state legislators on Wednesday passed a bill blocking state and federal funds for groups that perform or promote abortions, effectively cutting $1.3 million annually used by Planned Parenthood clinics for HIV testing, pre-nat…
Embattled Pennsylvania attorney general survives Senate removal vote
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Republican state senators in Pennsylvania failed to muster enough votes on Wednesday to oust Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who is facing criminal charges for allegedly leaking secret grand jury material.
Despite carbon ruling, White House says U.S. can meet climate deal goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House promised on Wednesday that it would be able to uphold U.S. commitments to an international climate change agreement, as a court ruling heightened concerns about the stability of the global carbon reduction pact re…
Republicans Christie, Fiorina dropping White House bids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former business executive Carly Fiorina are ending their campaigns for the 2016 Republican nomination, narrowing the field of rivals facing businessman Donald Trump for the right to compete …
A breakfast in Harlem underscores key challenge for White House hopeful Sanders
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Bernie Sanders had breakfast with one of America’s most prominent civil rights activists, Al Sharpton, just hours after trouncing Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential nominating contest.
New Jersey Gov. Christie drops 2016 Republican presidential bid: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will end his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a senior aide said on Wednesday, a day after his disappointing sixth place showing in the New Hampshire primary.
Republican Christie assesses future of White House bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Chris Christie considered the future of his struggling U.S. presidential bid on Wednesday amid news reports he would suspend his campaign and narrow the field of rivals facing businessman Donald Trump.
Republicans’ feud threatens to reignite fiscal battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior House Republican warned on Wednesday that differences among lawmakers over a spending increase could threaten plans for a more orderly budget process under House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has been basking in a honeymoon per…
Trump shows his presidential bid is no mere publicity stunt
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Donald Trump served notice on Tuesday to those who have refused to take his 2016 White House campaign seriously: The celebrity real-estate developer and former reality show host is no joke.
New York City budget boss to state: We’re not a ‘piggy bank’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s fiscal watchdog said the city faces much bigger budget deficits in coming years than the mayor has forecast and warned state lawmakers about treating the city like a “piggy bank.”
