Obama, Bill Clinton play golf together on Martha’s Vineyard
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton played golf together on Saturday ahead of an evening birthday celebration for Washington power broker and mutual friend Vernon Jordan.
Arkansas governor cuts state contracts with Planned Parenthood
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday canceled the state’s contracts with Planned Parenthood, making his the third Southern state to do so since anti-abortion activists released a series of videos that they say sugges…
Exclusive: Scandal-tainted U.S. Secret Service to hire 1,100 staff – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing accusations that it cannot adequately protect the White House, the U.S. Secret Service plans to hire 1,100 more officers and agents for an agency besieged by embarrassing scandals and security lapses, two law enforcement s…
Hillary Clinton offers plan to help students with children
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Friday that if elected she would dramatically expand a program that provides child care for college students with children, and to create a scholarship program for s…
Machinists’ union endorses Clinton for president in 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton on Friday won the endorsement of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, making it the second national union to give the Democratic front-runner the…
Jeb Bush rejects Democrats’ criticism over his Iraq stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of not ensuring Iraq remained stable after his brother left a “fragile but secure” environment, returning to the topic of Iraq for the second t…
Detainees’ lawyers question Obama commitment to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Before midnight on Friday, President Barack Obama’s Justice Department is due to either block or accept a legal request to free a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who weighs 74 pounds (33.5 kg) after an eight-year hunger strike.
Corporate taxes to be major agenda item when Congress returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fixing the tax code for U.S. businesses will be at the forefront when Congress returns from vacation next month, with many lawmakers focusing on “C” corporations, despite new data showing a continuing decline in their numbers.
Democrats talking about having Gore run for U.S. president: BuzzFeed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some insiders in the Democratic party are discussing having former Vice President Al Gore make another run for U.S. President, BuzzFeed reported on Thursday, adding that the man who won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential e…
Corporate taxes to be major agenda item when Congress returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fixing the tax code for U.S. businesses will be at the forefront when Congress returns from vacation next month, with many lawmakers focusing on “C” corporations, despite new data showing a continuing decline in their numbers.
