Pro-Biden PAC launches new ad urging presidential run
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Draft Biden, the political action committee created to urge Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race, released on Tuesday a new ad portraying the vice president as an advocate for the dignity of work as he weighs a bid for…
Half of Democrats want Biden in race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The drumbeat for Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race is growing louder.
Jeb Bush to lay out healthcare plan in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Tuesday will lay out proposals to repeal President Barack Obama’s healthcare law and replace it with a system that provides a tax credit for the purchase of health plans and shi…
U.S. House’s Flores will seek speakership if Ryan doesn’t
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another Republican stepped forward on Monday to contend for the top job in the U.S. House of Representatives, laying claim to a post that others have so far found too hot to handle.
California Treasurer calls for private equity fee disclosure
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s state treasurer, John Chiang, on Monday called for state legislation requiring private equity firms to disclose all fees charged to California public pension funds.
U.S. Army secretary raises concerns about declining budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh said that the Army was being stretched too thin and was on the “ragged edge” given a declining budget and personnel cuts.
California to ban ‘Redskins’ for school sports, keep Confederate building names
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams “Redskins,” a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Govern…
House conservative group would ‘look favorably’ on Ryan for speakership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of hard-line conservative Republicans would “look favorably” on Paul Ryan if he ran to be speaker of the House of Representatives, the group’s leader said on Sunday.
Obama does not think Trump will ‘end up being president’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said Donald Trump was “the classic reality TV character” who had tapped into something real in the Republican Party but was unlikely to end up as president.
California to ban ‘Redskins’ for school sports, keep Confederate building names
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams “Redskins,” a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Govern…
