White House to work with Congress on TPP vote timing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will work with Congress on the best time to bring a 12-nation Pacific trade pact before lawmakers for a vote, the top U.S. trade official said on Thursday.
U.S. postal workers union backs Sanders’ presidential bid
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. postal workers union on Thursday endorsed Bernie Sanders in his bid for the White House, delivering a boost to the Vermont senator’s underdog campaign against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Obama to meet with leaders of Turkey, Canada: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when leaders of the Group of 20 major economies gather in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday and Monday, the White House said on Thursday.
Billionaire Koch not planning to donate in U.S. presidential primary: USA Today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire Charles Koch said he is unlikely to support a candidate in the U.S. presidential primary race but is likely to help a Republican in the November 2016 general election, USA Today reported on Wednesday.
U.S. presidential debate performances lift Cruz, Rubio to top of social media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz stole the spotlight on social media from the front-runners during a televised GOP debate on Tuesday night, drawing attention and positive reviews.
Steady debate performance banishes gloom for U.S. Republican Jeb Bush
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A steady performance by Jeb Bush in Tuesday’s Republican debate has halted the sense of desperation around his U.S. presidential campaign and may buy him time to counter the rise of chief rival Marco Rubio.
McCain calls on Pentagon to clarify South China Sea patrol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Armed Services committee has called on the Pentagon to clarify publicly the legal intent of a U.S. patrol last month within 12 nautical miles of an island China has built in the South C…
Republicans talk up tax cuts, but mum on budget impact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidates talked up aggressive tax-cut plans on Tuesday night but offered few details about how they would avoid plunging the nation deeper into debt from the multi-trillion-dollar revenue shortfalls that…
Cruz waits in wings if Republican front-runners falter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Ted Cruz launched his 2016 presidential campaign last spring, the U.S. Senator from Texas cast himself as the leader of a conservative grassroots army who could shake up Washington and the Republican political establishment.
Republican presidential candidates accuse Fed of playing politics
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Several Republican presidential candidates on Tuesday accused the Federal Reserve of keeping U.S. interest rates low for political reasons, and one called for replacing Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
