Kerry: good progress made on Pacific trade deal despite talks failure
SINGAPORE Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday “good progress” was made toward a 12-nation Trans-Pacific trade deal last week, even though negotiators failed to reach an accord in marathon talks in Hawaii.
Kerry: good progress made on Pacific trade deal despite talks failure
SINGAPORE Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday “good progress” was made toward a 12-nation Trans-Pacific trade deal last week, even though negotiators failed to reach an accord in marathon talks in Hawaii.
Illegal immigration a dominant theme at Republican forum even without Trump
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – There was no Donald Trump but his top issue, illegal immigration, was a dominant theme on Monday for 14 Republican presidential candidates who tested their messages at a New Hampshire forum to start a pivotal week on the ca…
Special Report: State Department watered down human trafficking report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the weeks leading up to a critical annual U.S. report on human trafficking that publicly shames the world’s worst offenders, human rights experts at the State Department concluded that trafficking conditions hadn’t improved in Malaysia and Cuba. And in China, they found, things had grown worse.
Obama administration faces criticism over human trafficking report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several U.S. politicians sharply criticized the Obama administration on Monday over an annual global report on human trafficking in response to a Reuters article chronicling how senior U.S. diplomats had watered down rankings of …
Federal judge strikes down Idaho law banning documentation of animal abuse
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday struck down an Idaho law that banned documentation of animal abuse at livestock operations, ruling that it violated freedom of speech and other constitutionally guaranteed rights.
Senate blocks Planned Parenthood defunding measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican legislation to cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood failed to gather enough support in the U.S. Senate on Monday, halting at least for now moves to punish the women’s health group for its role in gathering fe…
Senate blocks Planned Parenthood defunding measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican legislation to cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood failed to gather enough support in the U.S. Senate on Monday, halting at least for now moves to punish the women’s health group for its role in gathering fe…
Special Report: State Department watered down human trafficking report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the weeks leading up to a critical annual U.S. report on human trafficking that publicly shames the world’s worst offenders, human rights experts at the State Department concluded that trafficking conditions hadn’t improved in Malaysia and Cuba. And in China, they found, things had grown worse.
House ethics panel to investigate Philadelphia’s Fattah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives ethics committee said on Monday it
