Pennsylvania budget finally goes to governor, but he may veto
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania lawmakers sent a $30.3 billion budget bill to Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday, a major break in the state’s six-month fiscal stalemate but one that Wolf is expected to reject.
Republican Carson planning shake-up of U.S. presidential campaign: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told the Washington Post in an interview on Wednesday he blames his advisers for his drop in opinion polls and plans a shake-up of campaign staff.
Obama says he is praying for persecuted Christians at Christmas
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he and his wife Michelle are praying for persecuted Christians as the world prepares to celebrate Christmas.
Trump rips up rule book of U.S. ‘retail politics’
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump swung into New Hampshire for a few hours one evening earlier this month to pick up an endorsement from a small police union.
Washington Post’s Cruz cartoon rekindles debate over candidates’ children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Post ignited a debate over the role of children in U.S. presidential campaigns when it published – and then retracted – a political cartoon portraying Republican candidate Ted Cruz as an organ grinder and his daugh…
After Paris accord, most U.S. Republicans back action on climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. Republicans who had heard of the international climate deal in Paris said they support working with other countries to curb global warming and were willing to take steps to do so, according to a Reuters/Ipsos p…
ASEAN leaders accept Obama invitation to Sunnylands summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders have accepted an invitation from U.S. President Barack Obama to meet for a summit in the Californian resort of Sunnylands early next year, a spokesman for the White House’s National Security Council said o…
Sanders says U.S. Fed ‘hijacked’ by bankers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders lambasted the Federal Reserve on Wednesday as an institution that has been “hijacked by the very bankers it regulates” and called for banning bank executives from regional Fed gove…
Democrat Clinton announces plan to battle Alzheimer’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced a slate of proposals to battle Alzheimer’s disease and seek a cure by 2025, including an increase in funding for research on the disease and related disorders.
U.S. lawmakers call for action to protect drug-exposed newborns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. senators are calling for swift federal action to help protect thousands of infants born each year to mothers who used opioids during pregnancy.
