North Carolina’s voter ID law goes on trial
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Minority voters in North Carolina will have a harder time casting a ballot this presidential election year if a judge allows a law requiring photo identification at the polls to take effect, challengers of the law said i…
White House welcomes Supreme Court ruling on electricity markets rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a federal rule for electricity markets that encouraged grid operators to pay large users to reduce consumption at peak times is good news for consumers and clean energy, the White House…
Obama: Sanders has ‘luxury’ of being long shot in Democratic race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has had the “luxury of being a complete long shot” so far in the race to be the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, President Barack Obama said in an interview published by Politico on Monday.
U.S. top court declines to revive North Dakota abortion limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected North Dakota’s bid to revive a restrictive Republican-backed law struck down by a lower court that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks a…
Watch out frontrunners, over 1,500 candidates vying for White House
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Michael Petyo is a carpenter, a U.S. Navy veteran, a grandfather and Russian Orthodox church cantor who likes to boast about his homemade nut rolls. He also happens to be a candidate for president of the United States.
Vice President Biden, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the fight against Islamic State in a meeting on Saturday in Istanbul.
Sanders, Clinton cool to Bloomberg’s possible entry into 2016 race
DES MOINES, Iowa/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidates gave a cool reception on Sunday to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s potential independent White House run, with Bernie Sanders saying it would add another billiona…
Michael Bloomberg may launch independent U.S. presidential bid: source
(Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Confident Trump says could ‘shoot somebody’ and not lose voters
PELLA, Iowa /ANKENY, Iowa (Reuters) – U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump expressed confidence on Saturday that he could push back attempts by his rivals to knock him off his top perch, saying he could stand on New York’s Fifth Avenue “and shoot …
Des Moines Register endorses Rubio and Clinton in U.S. presidential race
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Des Moines Register, the largest newspaper in the state that will cast the first votes for U.S. presidential nominees in nine days, gave its coveted endorsement on Saturday to Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Hillary Clinton, it announced on Saturday. 
