On social media, Cruz steals spotlight, but Trump wins on sentiment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz drew the most attention on social media during Wednesday’s Republican debate, mostly for accusing the CNBC moderators of a liberal bias.
CNBC says 14 million watched its Republican presidential debate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – CNBC attracted an average of 14 million viewers to its Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, the Comcast-owned business news network said in a statement on Thursday.
U.S. court will not halt NSA phone spy program before ban
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records during a “transition” period to a new federal scheme that bans the controversial anti-terrorism s…
Presidential debate trumps World Series on Twitter
(Reuters) – The Republican presidential debate took over Twitter on Wednesday night, with #GOPdebate trending far more than #WorldSeries, according to data by social media analytics provider Hashtags.org.
Republicans pick Ryan for speaker; House passes budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans made Paul Ryan their choice to be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday as the chamber passed a major budget and debt limit deal that would launch his tenure with far less risk of a major …
Republican Cruz proposes 10 percent flat tax on individual income
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Wednesday said that if he reached the White House he would establish a flat tax of 10 percent on all individual income above $36,000.
Boehner reflects on leaving ‘lonely’ job as House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On his last full day at the pinnacle of Washington power, Speaker John Boehner voiced no regrets about leaving behind the unruly U.S. House of Representatives, reminisced about his career in public life and weighed in on presiden…
Trump, Carson to face scrutiny at Republican presidential debate
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) – Political outsiders Ben Carson and Donald Trump will be under pressure to prove their economic expertise at Wednesday’s presidential debate, with eight struggling rivals eager to expose what they see as policy weaknesses in t…
As Obama weighed patrol to counter China, Pentagon urged faster action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. naval challenge to China’s territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defense officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and S…
Republicans pick Ryan for speaker; House passes budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans made Paul Ryan their choice to be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday as the chamber passed a major budget and debt limit deal that would launch his tenure with far less risk of a major …
