Obama to take tough but tempered line with China’s Xi
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic powerhouse is slowing, destabilizing global markets. Beijing’s neighbors, unnerved over its pursuit of territorial claims, are increasingly cozying up to Washington. A threat of U.S. cyber sanctions looms over Chinese companies.
Carly Fiorina leads charge against Trump at Republican debate
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump came under heavy attack from his rivals in a contentious U.S. presidential debate on Wednesday, and former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina emerged from the back of the p…
Pope’s U.S. visit may deepen Republicans’ Hispanic problem
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Bob Cortes, a Republican legislator in Florida, fears he is losing the Hispanic vote that helped get him elected. The culprits: Republican presidential candidates such as Donald Trump who are railing against immigration.
Missouri lawmakers stop cities from raising minimum wage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri’s majority Republican legislature voted on Wednesday to block Kansas City, St. Louis and other municipalities from raising minimum wages above the state’s ceiling, overriding a veto of the bill by Governor Jay Nixo…
In early-voting New Hampshire, all eyes on Trump in debate
DERRY, N.H. (Reuters) – Voters who packed a New Hampshire bar on Wednesday to watch the second Republican U.S. presidential debate lauded real estate magnate Donald Trump’s performance. But they were not writing off his rivals.
Biden travels to key states, mulling U.S. presidential run
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s journey to a decision on whether to run for president is taking him this week to California, Michigan, and Ohio – critical states for fundraising and electoral recognition if he decides to jum…
Former Connecticut mayor wins Democratic primary despite prison term
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A former mayor of Connecticut’s largest city who spent seven years in prison for corruption narrowly won the Democratic primary on Wednesday over the incumbent, making him the likely favorite to win back the office in the …
Low-polling Republican candidates bash Trump in pre-debate gathering
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Low-polling Republican presidential candidates attempted to cast doubt on lead rival Donald Trump on Wednesday, venting their frustrations at the state of the 2016 race by calling the billionaire a fake conservative with…
U.S. budget woes send ‘wrong message’ to potential foes: Defense Secretary
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday warned that continued uncertainty about U.S. military spending levels would send “the wrong message at the wrong time” when Russia and China are rapidly advancing their tec…
Obama presses for U.S. funding bill amid Republican disarray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to avoid shutting down the government starting on Oct. 1, as Republicans in the House of Representatives struggled to get enough votes to pass a bill to fund it.
