Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders supports bill to audit Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Democrat Bernie Sanders voted on Tuesday in favor of a bill that would require audits of Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions, his campaign said in a statement following the vote.
President Obama’s final State of the Union address
(Reuters) – President Obama wrapped up his final State of the Union address with a forceful statement of confidence in the future of the United States.
Biden: Sanders has ‘struck a chord with voters’ in race with Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for tapping into Americans’ concerns about growing income inequality, potentially giving the Vermont senator a boost as he gains on rival Hillary Clinton weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
Chelsea Clinton stands her mother’s ground in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cannot be in two places at once in the weeks before the first party-nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, but she came close on Tuesday with daughter Chelsea Clinton’s campaign trail debut.
Clinton expands on plan to tax wealthy as Sanders gains in polls
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday expanded her plan to tax the wealthiest Americans by saying she would close tax-avoidance “loopholes” that allow investments to be routed through low-tax countries and put in tax-deferred retirement accounts.
Central American migration to U.S. accelerates: government data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A wave of Central American undocumented families and unaccompanied children arriving at the southwestern U.S. border rose significantly late last year, according to data released on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Pennsylvania committee delays vote on attorney general’s removal
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania Senate committee delayed a vote on Tuesday on whether to recommend removing embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane from her post because of a suspended law license.
President Obama’s final State of the Union address
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to tell Americans on Tuesday that while the country faces extraordinary change, the nation can overcome the challenges it faces if Americans come together, the White House said.
Ahead of speech, Obama has regrets over U.S. political divisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama voiced regret for failing to unite Washington since taking office on a wave of hope in 2009, as he prepared to give a State of the Union speech on Tuesday to launch his final year in the White House.
House of Representatives backs broader North Korea sanctions, after nuclear test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously on Tuesday to pass legislation that would broaden sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear program, days after Pyongyang announced it had tested a powerful nuclear device.
