Clinton calls for U.S. minimum wage increase to $12 an hour
(Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday at two campaign stops in Iowa that she would like to raise the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour from the current $7.25.
Clinton renews push for gun restrictions in new ad, campaign stop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday renewed her pledge to take on the powerful U.S. gun lobby.
Republicans ask IRS to audit Clinton charity’s finances
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Republican Party filed a formal complaint against one of Hillary Clinton’s family charities with the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday and is calling for an audit after the charity said this week it would not refile erro…
Republicans win Kentucky governor’s race, second time in 44 years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Republican businessman Matt Bevin was elected Kentucky’s next governor on Tuesday in a setback for Democrats who had controlled the governor’s mansion in every election but one since 1971.
Icahn nods at Valeant interest, pushes for cash repatriation law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn made a cryptic reference suggesting he has an interest in embattled drug maker Valeant on Tuesday, and said he was speaking to U.S. politicians about a corporate cash repatriation law that would dete…
Clinton renews push for gun restrictions in new ad, campaign stop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday renewed her pledge to take on the powerful U.S. gun lobby.
Obama to rule on Keystone despite builder’s plea for delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to rule on the long-pending Keystone XL oil pipeline by the end of his presidency, the White House said on Tuesday, calling a request by the project’s Canadian developer to delay a review “unusual.”
U.S. Vice President Biden, EU’s Juncker discuss data pact: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and European Union Chief Executive Jean-Claude Juncker discussed the need to craft a new transatlantic data-sharing agreement during a phone call about a range of issues on Tuesday, the White House s…
Trump accuses Fed of keeping rates low to help Obama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican White House contender Donald Trump accused the U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday of keeping interest rates low at the bidding of Democratic President Barack Obama.
White House says unusual to ‘pause’ Keystone XL pipeline review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it would be “unusual” to pause the U.S. government’s years-long review process of TransCanada Corp’s proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.
