Biden says deciding if he can give ‘heart and soul’ to White House run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden, in his first publicly aired comments on a possible presidential candidacy, told fellow Democrats on Wednesday he was trying to decide whether he could give “my whole heart and my whole soul” to a run for…
New U.S. envoy for Syria to travel to Russia, Saudi Arabia -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ new special envoy for Syria, Michael Ratney, will visit Moscow, Riyadh and Geneva later this week in an attempt to find a political solution to the four-year old Syrian conflict.
Trump: Republican threats over U.S. debt limit ‘worth the fight’
(Reuters) – Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thought it was “worth the fight” for congressional Republicans to threaten not to raise the U.S. debt limit as a way to pressure the Obama administration to agree to spending cuts.
Republican Bush still the favorite in political prediction markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Real estate mogul Donald Trump is dominating polls and capturing headlines in the Republican presidential race, but rival Jeb Bush is still the favorite of traders in political prediction markets.
Obama appoints economist Shambaugh to Council of Economic Advisers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jay Shambaugh, a George Washington University professor, is joining the White House Council of Economic Advisers as its third member, rounding out a team that provides economic analysis and advice to President Barack Obama.
Obama will raise cyber security concerns with China’s Xi: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama will “no doubt” raise concerns about China’s cyber security behavior when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.
White House says focused on keeping Congress from ‘spoiling’ Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday that the Obama administration is focused on building enough support for the Iran deal to keep Congress from “spoiling” the agreement.
Trump defends removal of Univision anchor from news conference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to toss a news anchor with the Spanish-language Univision network out of a press conference, in his latest tussle with a U.S. television personalit…
Biden fans see him as honest and frank, in contrast to Clinton
(Reuters) – Often maligned for speaking too frankly, Vice President Joe Biden’s reputation for shooting from the lip might be one of his biggest weapons if he does decide to run against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
U.S. ‘deficit hawks’ keep up fight despite fading interest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. government’s budget deficit has declined, so has anxiety about it in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, but one family and the Washington “deficit hawk” community it bankrolls are unfazed.
