Democrat Clinton raises $55 million in fourth quarter: campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raised $55 million in the last three months of 2015, her campaign said on Friday.
White House delays imposing new sanctions on Iran: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has delayed imposing new financial sanctions on Iran over its ballistic-missile program, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Republican Carson’s campaign manager, 20 staff quit
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential bid was thrown into chaos on Thursday when his campaign manager and some 20 other staff members quit amid infighting, dropping poll numbers and negative media coverage.
White House delays imposing new sanctions on Iran: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has delayed imposing new financial sanctions on Iran over its ballistic-missile program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Republican Ben Carson’s campaign manager, 20 staff quit
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential bid was thrown into chaos on Thursday when his campaign manager and some 20 other staff members quit amid infighting, dropping poll numbers and negative media coverage.
‘Sizable percentage’ of world leaders probably crazy, Obama tells Seinfeld
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took a short spin with comedian Jerry Seinfeld for his “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” web series and told him that “a pretty sizable percentage” of world leaders may be crazy.
Court blocks Utah governor from stopping Planned Parenthood funds
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Utah’s governor from cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood in the state, which he had ordered amid a controversy over the use of fetal tissue from abortions.
Martin O’Malley fails to make Ohio’s presidential primary ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The troubled campaign of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Martin O’Malley was dealt another blow on Thursday when the struggling candidate failed to qualify for the primary ballot in the political bellwether state of Ohio.
Obama may expand background checks on gun sales: news reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce executive actions expanding background checks on gun sales, media outlets reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with White House proposals and planning.
Texas to start New Year with law allowing open carry of handguns
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – When the new year begins in the Lone Star State, licensed Texans for the first time since 1871 will be allowed to carry a holstered pistol in public under an “open carry” law passed in the Republican-dominated 2015 legislative s…
