Obama administration is sending response on Keystone XL to TransCanada: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department is in the process of sending a response to TransCanada Corp on its plea to pause the review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a department official said on Tuesday.
White House rejects Trump comments on Fed politicizing interest rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday rejected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s accusations that the Federal Reserve was keeping interest rates low at the request of President Barack Obama’s administration.
Ryan says House transport bill to get ‘lots of amendments’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that a long-term transportation bill would undergo an open process in the House of Representatives this week, with “lots of amendments” receiving votes.
Republicans trust Trump on economy, nuclear weapons: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is the Republican candidate most trusted to manage the economy, deal with foreign leaders and serve as commander in chief, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll of Republicans conducted after the party’s third debate…
White House issues veto threat for Senate water bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday issued a veto threat for the Senate’s Federal Water Quality Protection Act, saying the bill would result in “confusion, uncertainty and inconsistency” about clean water regulations.
New Hillary Clinton ad for Iowa, NH, advocates gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released her first ad targeting gun control on Tuesday, a month after pledging to take on the powerful U.S. gun lobby.
Governor’s races top tickets in Kentucky, Mississippi
(Reuters) – Voters in two states will elect governors during off-year elections on Tuesday expected to net an easy win for the Republican incumbent in Mississippi, while Democrats hold an edge in a tight race for Kentucky’s open seat.
After prison, former Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayor wants old job back
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A former three-term mayor of Connecticut’s largest city, who spent seven years in prison on a corruption conviction, will get a chance at winning his old job back in Tuesday’s election after a running a campaign in which h…
Maine to vote on revamping pioneering campaign-finance law
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – Maine is set to vote Tuesday on a measure proponents hope will revitalize the state’s pioneering system of public campaign finance, once hailed as a model for the United States but now criticized by opponents who call it “welfare for politicians.”
Obama: Republicans who say they can handle Putin can’t handle CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama poked fun at Republican presidential candidates on Monday for promising that they could stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin when they couldn’t “handle” the moderators from last week’s debate on cable…
