Obama says yet to hear good argument against Iran nuclear deal
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said he was yet to hear a strong factual argument against a nuclear deal with Iran and criticized rhetoric about the agreement from some leading members of the Republican party.
Republican leader says party candidates shouldn’t run as independents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Republican Party said on Monday party candidates running for the White House in 2016 should vow not to run as independents, a move that could give Democrats the edge in the presidential race.
Hillary Clinton sets renewable energy goals to spur more wind, solar power
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on Sunday for a dramatic national shift to energy sources such as solar and wind, setting a goal of generating enough clean renewable energy to power every U.S. home within…
Rand Paul plans to keep pushing to defund U.S. Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential contender Rand Paul said on Sunday he plans to push Congress to cut federal funding for the non-profit reproductive healthcare organization Planned Parenthood in a debate over its treatment of aborted…
U.S. presidential candidate Clinton unveils renewable energy goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday announced goals for increasing U.S. reliance on renewable energy, pledging to have more than half a billion solar panels installed nationwide within four years of taking…
Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads ‘movement’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging out rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of co…
U.S. Senate backs Ex-Im Bank renewal in procedural vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Sunday to advance legislation that would revive the federal Export-Import Bank, whose charter expired on June 30 and was not renewed by Congress, with conservative Republicans pushing to shut down the ban…
Rand Paul plans to keep pushing to defund U.S. Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential contender Rand Paul said on Sunday he plans to push Congress to cut federal funding for the non-profit reproductive healthcare organization Planned Parenthood in a debate over its treatment of aborted…
U.S. candidate Huckabee: Obama marching Israelis to ‘door of the oven’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has denounced the deal reached by the United States and other world powers on Iran’s nuclear program by saying President Barack Obama is marching Israelis “to the door of the oven,”…
Clinton: I did not send or get classified emails on private account
WINTERSET, Iowa (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that she did not use a private email account to send or receive classified information while she was secretary of state, in response to a government inspector’s le…
