Obama says he is confident Congress will approve TPP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he is confident his administration will be able to win approval from Congress for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
Clinton TV ad rallies supporters on Benghazi investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton is attempting to rally her supporters and stoke outrage with a new television advertisement that criticizes Republican remarks on investigations into the September 2011 attack in Benghazi that killed four…
Historic Pacific trade deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 percent of the world’s economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers.
Rubio seeks cap on regulation costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Tuesday called for a crackdown on new regulations affecting U.S. businesses, proposing a dollar limit on the economic impact from any such rules.
Bush, Rubio battle for donors may presage campaign’s next step
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In public, Republican presidential hopefuls Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are moving from polite rivals to bickering combatants. Behind the scenes, their intensifying battle for donors since Scott Walker exited the Republican race may…
Clinton TV ad rallies supporters on Benghazi investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton is attempting to rally her supporters and stoke outrage with a new television advertisement that criticizes Republican remarks on investigations into the September 2011 attack in Benghazi that killed four…
Benghazi committee Democrats say they’ll release witness transcripts
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Democratic minority on a U.S. congressional committee investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, intend to defy the committee’s Republican leaders by releasing the transcript of a closed-door interview with a forme…
Historic Pacific trade deal faces skeptics in Congress
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 percent of the world’s economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers.
California governor signs bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Physician-assisted suicide will become legal in California under a bill signed into law on Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, despite intense opposition from some religious and disability rights groups.
House to vote on new speaker on October 29: Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote to elect its next speaker on Oct. 29, retiring House Speaker John Boehner announced on Monday. But with Republicans in turmoil, Boehner delayed the voting for other party leadership rac…
