Clinton pledges to expand public-service program, tuition assistance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would more than triple enrollment in the public-service program AmeriCorps to 250,000 and offer participants increased college aid as part of her plan to make higher education mor…
Rubio: overhaul of US tax code would benefit cities like Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said on Thursday his plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code would help revitalize struggling manufacturing centers like Detroit, allowing companies to raise wages and workers to keep more of…
Democrat McCaskill to support Iran nuclear deal: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill said on Thursday she will support the nuclear deal with Iran even though it “isn’t perfect and no one trusts Iran.”
Republican candidate Trump says low U.S. wages ‘not a bad thing’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. businessman Donald Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, on Thursday said he would not back a higher minimum wage for American workers as such a move would hurt the nation’s economic competitiveness.
Trump on polls: ‘Only thing constant is Trump’
(Reuters) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday that when it comes to the polls in the crowded 2016 presidential race, “the only thing constant is Trump.”
Independent Senator King says he will back Iran nuclear deal
(Reuters) – Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, said on Wednesday he will support the nuclear deal with Iran, calling it the best available option to stop Iran from developing a nuclear arms capability in the near future.
Illinois Senate approves bill to tap federal dollars, overrides veto
(Reuters) – The Illinois Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill tapping more than $5 billion in federal money to keep some state programs operating in the absence of an enacted fiscal 2016 budget.
California leaders call for fixes to roads, bridges as politicians squabble
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown told state legislators on Wednesday that they needed to get past political infighting and develop a plan for long overdue and much needed repairs to the state’s roads, bridges and other infras…
Firm that vetted Snowden reaches $30 mln settlement with U.S.
(Reuters) – United States Investigations Services Inc, the private firm that vetted former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, has agreed to a settlement worth at least $30 million, resolving U.S. claims connected to its background inve…
U.S. Democratic Senator Markey says he’ll support Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said on Wednesday he would support the nuclear deal with Iran, saying in a statement that he believed “that if strictly implemented, this plan can be effective.”
