White House threatens to veto Senate challenge of power plant rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House issued a veto threat on Tuesday for a resolution from the Republican-led U.S. Senate that would nullify new regulations to cut carbon emissions from power plants, the central piece of President Barack Obama’s clim…
Up to 20 people behind Paris attacks: Top House Republican
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee said as many as 20 people could be behind the Paris attacks, he said on Tuesday.
Obama talks about sports, post-White House life in GQ interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Looking ahead to life after his 15 remaining months in the White House, President Barack Obama said he does not have the temperament to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice, but has fantasized about owning a professional basketball te…
Republicans want tougher response to ISIS ‘war’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives challenged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to get tougher with Islamic State militants and promised to develop legislation quickly to suspend resettlement of Syrians in the Unite…
Voters in four ‘heartland’ states favor Obama policy on Cuba: poll
HAVANA (Reuters) – Solid majorities of likely U.S. voters in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Tennessee favor diplomatic relations with Cuba and an end to trade and travel restrictions with the Communist-ruled island, a poll by the Atlantic Council showed on Tu…
Clinton charities refile six years of tax returns to amend errors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and an associated charity refiled tax returns for six years with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to amend their reporting of donations from foreign governments and other errors, the charities said on Monday.
U.S. Republican Rubio says, as president, would not renominate Fed Chair Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said on Monday he would not renominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen if he were president and the opportunity arose, saying the United States has become “Fed-obsessed.”
U.S. Republican candidates vow tougher approach on Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidates vowed on Monday to take a tougher approach toward Islamic State militants, with Jeb Bush saying a larger Middle East troop presence is needed and Donald Trump saying he would consider closing so…
Obama opposes U.S. House bill on auto financing: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration opposes a U.S. House of Representatives bill on auto financing, saying it would revoke “important guidance designed to prevent discriminatory pricing of auto loans,” the White House said on Monday.
Republican candidate Rubio says U.S. intelligence capability weakened
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said on Monday the United States’ intelligence capabilities had been weakened, and he said some of his rivals seeking the White House in 2016 had helped that effort.
