Muslim proposal prompts calls to ban Trump from UK, Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli politicians and more than 370,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump from their countries after the Republican presidential front-runner said Muslims should be denied entry into the United St…
Alaska governor, facing budget deficit, proposes state income tax
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska Governor Bill Walker on Wednesday proposed the state’s first income tax on residents in more than three decades, to help close a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall driven by plunging oil prices and a steady decline i…
To some Republicans, Trump gives voice to what’s on their minds
MANCHESTER, N.H./WATERLOO, Iowa (Reuters) – – To Barb Stensland, who works at a soda counter in Grundy County, Iowa, Donald Trump was just telling it “the way it is” when he called this week for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.
House to vote on Friday on stop-gap bill to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives will vote on Friday on stop-gap spending legislation to extend a deadline for action and avoid a government shutdown, a House leadership aide said.
U.S. legislators push Puerto Rico fixes as governor visits capital
SAN JUAN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s financial fate was entwined with Washington politics on Wednesday with legislators from both parties pushing competing plans to address its fiscal crisis.
Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin backing Rubio for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin of Citadel will support Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida for president in 2016, the billionaire said in a statement on Wednesday.
Congress in gun law gridlock after deadly shootings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers have dropped a Republican effort to make it easier for felons to buy firearms, as measures on both sides of the gun debate failed to make headway in Congress just days after the massacre of 14 people in California.
Senate Democrats propose new ‘czar’ to fight Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a plan to defeat Islamic State abroad and enhance security at home with intensified air strikes, sanctions to deter bank transactions and a new “czar” to take charge of the effort.
U.S. judge denies another Texas request to block Syrian refugees
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. federal court judge dismissed a request by Texas shortly after it was filed on Wednesday seeking a restraining order to block the imminent entry into the state of nine Syrian refugees, saying the evidence presented was …
Senator Cruz introduces bill to let states reject refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Ted Cruz, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2016, said on Tuesday that he introduced legislation to give governors the ability to opt out of refugee resettlement programs.
