Obama apologizes to MSF for air strike on hospital: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama telephoned the head of Medecins Sans Frontieres and apologized for a deadly air strike on the aid group’s hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed 22 people over the weekend, the White House said o…
McCarthy seen short of full majority in House speaker race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have locked up enough support among his fellow Republicans to be nominated for speaker, but has not nailed down the 218 votes needed to be elected by the full chamber, Republic…
Texas appeals court to weigh felony charge against Rick Perry
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said on Wednesday it will hear arguments on whether former Texas Governor Rick Perry should face trial on an abuse of power count, one of the charges that clouded his failed Republican presi…
No agreements yet on plan to deal with U.S. debt limit: Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday that discussions were under way to deal with a looming Nov. 5 deadline to raise the federal debt limit but no decisions have been made
Draft Biden launches first ad in 2016 presidential race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Draft Biden, the political action committee created to urge Joe Biden to jump into the 2016 presidential race, has released its first national television ad in the latest sign the vice president is moving closer to a decision to ru…
MSF calls for independent inquiry into U.S. attack on Afghan hospital
GENEVA (Reuters) – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called on Wednesday for an independent international fact-finding commission to be established to investigate the U.S. bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, which it deems a war crime.
McCarthy seeks to convince US conservatives he’s not like Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy sought to convince conservative lawmakers on Tuesday that he will be different from retiring Speaker John Boehner if McCarthy is elected as Boehner’s successor this mon…
All Americans would pay some income tax under Republican Jindal’s plan: WSJ
(Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, trying to revive his ailing Republican presidential bid, will unveil a tax plan on Wednesday whose goal is to make all citizens pay at least some federal income taxes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tue…
Obama makes pitch to win support for Pacific trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama kicked off a sales pitch on Tuesday for a 12-nation Pacific Rim trade agreement, urging farmers to push their lawmakers to approve what he said would boost their sales in a fast-growing region.
Congress should act on ‘scandalous’ fantasy betting: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate called on Congress to examine fantasy-sports betting services on Tuesday after reports that an employee with access to insider information placed bets in the unregulated multi-billion-dollar in…
