Exclusive: U.S. considers ending program that lures Cuban doctors to defect
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. government is considering putting an end to a program that encourages Cuban doctors and nurses on overseas assignments to defect, a senior aide to President Barack Obama said, in a gesture emblematic of improving …
Obama administration seeks to burnish legacy with anti-trafficking efforts
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama wants to boost efforts to combat global forced labor and help build an anti-trafficking legacy for the president in his last year in office, officials said.
White House says tech meetings aim to block criminals in cyberspace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House and intelligence officials meeting with Silicon Valley executives on Friday will discuss ways to combat militant groups and other criminals using social media and the Internet, the White House said.
Same battles rage on 100 years after first U.S. birth control clinic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Outside the crumbling Brooklyn building where the first U.S. birth control clinic opened 100 years ago, Alexander Sanger reflected on the move that landed his grandmother in jail and fueled a controversy over women’s reproductive r…
Obama vetoes legislative bid to dismantle signature health care law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation passed by the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress that would have dismantled his signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act.
Maine governor denies racist intent in ‘white girls’ quip
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – Outspoken Maine Governor Paul LePage on Friday responded to criticism that his comments about drug dealers flooding the state and impregnating “white girls” had a racist tone, blaming the media for taking his words out of con…
Auditor faults State Department for response as more Clinton emails emerge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has long failed to produce complete and timely records in response to public information requests, its independent auditor said as the department released its latest batch of emails related to Democratic…
Trump likes to sleep in his own bed and it may cost him votes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates are spending long days on the campaign trail and their nights in a succession of budget hotels, often in small towns. Not Donald Trump.
Jeb Bush offers welfare reform plan
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Friday proposed an overhaul of the U.S. welfare system that would eliminate what he called failing programs for the poor and send the federal dollars from them to the states to …
Obama to visit Republican-leaning states on first trip of last year in office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to travel next week to two Republican-leaning states – Nebraska and Louisiana – to promote the themes of his final State of the Union address, the White House said on Friday.
