Republicans accuse Obama of ulterior motive in Guantanamo prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of arranging the exchange of five inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention center for accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl as part of his plan to close the prison.
Kerry to go to Rome on Sunday for talks on Libya unity government
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Rome on Sunday to co-chair a meeting with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni on forming a unity government in Libya, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.
White House says opposes legislative action on lifting crude oil ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration continues to oppose legislative action to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. crude oil exports, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday.
White House says may ask Congress to reform fiancée visa program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday said it was possible it would ask Congress to reform the fiancée visa program that allowed California shooter Tashfeen Malik to enter the United States, but not until more was learned from the probe of the shooting.
U.S. wants Turkey ‘to do more’ to stem flow of money and fighters from Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States wants Turkey to do more to stem the flow of cash and money which is crossing the border from militants in Syria and Iraq, senior U.S. Treasury official Adam Szubin said on Thursday.
Cruz: U.S. should focus on Islamic State, not regime change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said U.S. leaders should prioritize combating Islamic State over pushing for regime change abroad, as he took a tough stance on militants but maintained his opposition to aggressive overse…
Boxer Muhammad Ali appears to take jab at Trump over Muslim comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known U.S. Muslims, appeared on Wednesday to join the chorus condemning the proposal by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to temporarily stop Muslims from enter…
Trump’s Dubai real estate partner strips his image, name from luxury golf project site
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Dubai real estate firm building a $6 billion golf complex with Donald Trump on Thursday stripped the property of his name and image amid a backlash over the U.S. presidential candidate’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the…
Government employees’ union endorses Clinton for president
(Reuters) – Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton notched another union endorsement on Thursday, building stronger momentum in the labor movement as she seeks to consolidate support for the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
Clinton aims to stop ‘earnings stripping’ to curb U.S. inversion deals
WATERLOO, Iowa (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton detailed plans on Wednesday to crack down on companies that shift profits overseas, a practice known as earnings stripping.
