Plan to admit more refugees faces stiff opposition in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House plans to allow thousands more refugees into the United States face stiff opposition on Monday in the U.S. Congress, where Republican lawmakers demanded the right to review, and reject, the effort, citing fears of terr…
Republican Walker exits 2016 presidential race
(Reuters) – Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin abruptly pulled out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Monday, doomed by a lightning-quick collapse from serious contender to a candidate struggling to raise money and his profile.
Conservatives firm on Planned Parenthood as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As a possible U.S. government shutdown loomed, the leader of the House of Representatives’ most conservative Republicans vowed on Monday to oppose any stop-gap funding bill that keeps federal money flowing to Planned Parenthood.
Pennsylvania high court suspends attorney general’s law license
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s highest court on Monday temporarily suspended the law license of embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane as she fought criminal charges that she leaked confidential information about an investigation to a new…
Pentagon denies directing troops to ignore sex abuse of minors in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon denied on Monday that the U.S. military has a policy directing forces to ignore the sexual abuse of minors by Afghan officials, after a newspaper reported that troops were told to look the other way in order to maint…
Clinton to propose cap on out-of-pocket costs for some drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will unveil a plan this week to cap monthly out-of-pocket costs for specialty drugs, a proposal her campaign said would reduce profiteering by drug companies.
Democrats push for anti-abortion group head to testify at hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Monday called for the chief of the U.S. anti-abortion group responsible for undercover videos slamming Planned Parenthood to testify alongside officials from the women’s healthcare organization in a hea…
Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday that Muslims were unfit to be president of the United States, arguing their faith was inconsistent with American principles.
Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday that Muslims were unfit to be president of the United States, arguing their faith was inconsistent with American principles.
Kerry says U.S. ready to take more refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with his German counterpart on S…
