Obama says House vote on Iran deal shows growing support for deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that the House of Representatives’ vote on the Iran nuclear deal is an indication of growing support for the deal.
Baltimore mayor says will not seek re-election
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, whose city was rocked by riots earlier this year over a black man’s death in police custody, will not seek re-election when her term ends next year, she said on Friday.
U.S. appeals court weighs closely watched deferred prosecution deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday weighed whether judges should have greater oversight on agreements between the U.S. Justice Department and companies to resolve charges of corporate misconduct.
Special Report: Touting morality, billionaire Texas brothers top 2016 donor list
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One Saturday morning in August, Pastor Farris Wilks, a brawny man with a close-cut beard, walked up to the altar of the church he leads, the Assembly of Yahweh, 7th Day.
Trump knocks off Walker in key state of Iowa: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has surged ahead of the pack of Republican presidential candidates in the key state of Iowa, knocking off Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who had been the leading contender there, a poll released on Friday showed.
Jeb Bush’s plan to regain front-runner status: Patience
SALEM, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush outlined a simple plan on Thursday for regaining his front-runner status: Patience, followed by more patience.
Senate Democrats block effort to kill Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama achieved perhaps the greatest foreign policy victory of his six years in office on Thursday, when a Republican-backed effort to kill the Iran nuclear agreement was narrowly blocked in the U.S. Senate, …
Emotional Biden says not ‘there’ when asked about presidential run
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in an emotional interview with comedian Stephen Colbert on Thursday, said he was not in a place to say he could devote his full self to running for president again.
Fiorina to join 10 other Republicans in CNN debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former businesswoman Carly Fiorina will join 10 other Republican candidates on stage at next Wednesday’s presidential debate in California, CNN said on Thursday, after she failed to qualify for the main event at the party’s first…
Emotional Biden says not ‘there’ when asked about presidential run
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in an emotional interview with comedian Stephen Colbert on Thursday, said he was not in a place to say that he could devote his full self to running for president again.