Obama scores policy win in securing votes for Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama scored a major foreign policy victory on Wednesday by securing enough Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress, but Republicans pledged to keep up their fight against the pact with new…
Five Chinese ships in Bering Sea as Obama visits Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in an apparent first for China’s military that came as U.S. President Barack Obama toured the U.S. state.
Presidential hopeful Rubio wants end to oil export ban, kill carbon rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio would lift the ban on exporting crude oil soon after taking office if he is elected, the Florida senator said Wednesday in a speech previewing his energy strategy.
Jeb Bush’s new stance on Trump: Bring it on
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush’s new campaign ad ridiculing Donald Trump as a “germophobe” and Democrat-in-disguise is just the start of what will be a bigger onslaught, signaling a more aggressive stance by the candidate, Bush advisers said on Wednesday.
Obama secures key vote to protect Iran nuclear deal in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama scored a major foreign policy victory on Wednesday by securing enough Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress, but Republicans pledged to keep up their fight against the pact with new…
White House says Obama, Saudi’s Salman will discuss energy market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will discuss the global energy market with Saudi’s King Salman when the two leaders meet at the White House on Friday, Obama’s deputy national security advisor, Ben Rhodes, said on Wednesday.
Another 57 Clinton email threads contain foreign governments’ information
NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Here’s my personal email,” Hillary Clinton wrote to U.S. special envoy George Mitchell on a summer Sunday in 2010 as he telephoned one European official after another in an effort to keep peace talks between the Israelis and the P…
White House: No threat detected from China navy ships in Bering Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has not detected any threatening activity from the Chinese navy vessels in the Bering Sea, the White House said on Wednesday.
Coal divestment bill passes California state legislature
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A bill requiring California’s state pension funds Calpers and CalSTRS to sell their investments in coal companies passed the Assembly on Wednesday, a major step for legislation that backers hope will inspire other funds to add…
Massachusetts attorney general OKs marijuana ballot initiatives
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ballot initiatives from two marijuana advocacy groups were approved by the Massachusetts attorney general on Wednesday, leaving it up to voters to decide whether pot smoking should be legal in the state.
