Clinton’s favorability ratings lowest since 2001: CNN poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s lead in the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination has narrowed and her overall favorability ratings have fallen to their lowest levels since 2001, CNN reported on Wednesday.
Appeals court denies petition by former Illinois Governor Blagojevich
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal appeals court denied on Wednesday a petition by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich for a rehearing of the court’s prior ruling that upheld most of his convictions and ordered him to remain in prison while some were r…
U.S. sanctions Mexican businesses and individuals for drug trafficking links
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States sanctioned 21 Mexican businesses and individuals on Wednesday, saying they were part of the business network of a powerful drug cartel in the country.
Democratic Senator Donnelly says will back Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana said on Wednesday he would support the international nuclear deal with Iran.
Former Ohio Congressman Louis Stokes dies at 90
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Former Ohio Congressman Louis Stokes, who served 15 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during which he investigated the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr, died at the age of …
Mexico blasts Trump stance on immigrants as absurd, racist
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Wednesday slammed U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s proposals to deport undocumented immigrants en masse and make Mexicans pay for a wall separating the two countries as absurd, racist and ignorant….
Senate Democrats stake out both sides of Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Robert Menendez blasted the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, vowing to oppose it in defiance of President Barack Obama, who picked up much-needed support for the deal from two other Senate Democra…
Maryland governor says 95 percent of his cancer gone: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said on Tuesday that 95 percent of his cancer was gone after eight weeks of intensive medical treatment, the Washington Post reported.
Clinton tells Black Lives Matter activists to change policies, not hearts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a sometimes tense private meeting last week with five “Black Lives Matter” activists, urging them to find a way to change policies because “I don’t believe you change hearts….
Pennsylvania Congressman pleads not guilty to corruption charges
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Congressman Chaka Fattah pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal corruption charges related to the financing of his failed campaign in 2007 for mayor of Philadelphia.
