Tea Party aided rise of McCarthy, Boehner’s possible successor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican next in line to succeed U.S. House Speaker John Boehner owes his success, in part, to the same grassroots conservatives who have pushed his boss to the exit.
Government finds new emails Clinton did not hand over
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department has found an email chain that Hillary Clinton did not give to the State Department, the State Department said on Friday, despite her saying she had provided all work emails from her time as secretary o…
Bush to call for lifting of ban on U.S. crude oil exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will call for a decades-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil to be lifted in a speech next week that will lay out an aggressive approach to growing jobs in the energy sector.
With Boehner vanquished, conservatives turn on McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of the U.S. Congress’s staunchest conservative Republicans celebrated House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation on Friday and trained their sights on a new target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Exclusive: Joe Biden backers hiring staff in more states in hopes of 2016 run
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of Joe Biden supporters trying to build momentum for a White House run by the vice president is hiring paid staff in about a dozen crucial primary states.
Kentucky clerk in gay marriage dispute switches to Republican Party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented the…
U.S. government October 1 shutdown chances drop as Boehner quits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation reduces the chances of a government shutdown on Oct. 1, but does little to heal deep divisions in the U.S. Congress, likely increasing uncertainty that could roil financial markets later t…
Conservatives at summit cheer Boehner resignation as speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The news that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner will resign electrified a summit of Republican conservatives on Friday, with a variety of presidential candidates saying it is time for a new generation of leadership in Washington.
Obama, Xi lay out joint vision for global climate agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined their common vision for a global climate change agreement on Friday, including new steps they will take to deliver on pledges made last year to slash their gre…
House aims to pass budget bill next week: Republican lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives aims to pass a government funding bill next week without taking money away from Planned Parenthood, Republican Representatives Greg Walden and Thomas Massie said on Friday.
