U.S. lawmakers seek to change Cuba travel, shipping rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved amendments that would end restrictions on travel by Americans to Cuba and ease some trade barriers, advancing efforts to implement President Barack Obama’s rapprochement with the commu…
Kerry: critics of Iran deal spinning ‘fantasy,’ urges approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday mounted a furious counterattack against critics of the Iran nuclear deal, telling skeptical lawmakers it would be fantasy to think the United States could simply “bomb away” Tehran’s…
Fiscal issues to haunt U.S. Congress after its August recess
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After notching a few legislative accomplishments this year, the U.S. Congress is fast approaching a test of its core ability to govern, with the convergence of a series of fiscal challenges that if botched could lead to a governm…
House passes anti-GMO labeling law
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a hotly debated measure that blocks any mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically engineered crops, including pre-empting a state law set to take effect next year in Vermont.
Democrats defend Planned Parenthood against Republican attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democratic lawmakers spoke out in defense of Planned Parenthood on Thursday after attacks by Republicans seeking to investigate and defund the non-profit women’s health group in a dispute over aborted fetal tissue.
Corporate lobbying expense jumps as U.S. trade debate rages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington lobbying by companies and groups involved in global trade boomed in the past nine months, records show, as Congress debated a landmark trade pact proposed by President Barack Obama, the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partners…
U.S. House votes to ban funding for ‘sanctuary’ cities for immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a bill that would bar federal funding from going to so-called sanctuary cities that shelter undocumented immigrants from federal authorities.
Hillary Clinton: Two-state solution is ‘best outcome’ for Israelis, Palestinians
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday said a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians was the only resolution to the conflict there.
Ted Cruz tangles with peace activists outside White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz engaged antiwar activists on Thursday in a spirited debate outside the White House over the Iran nuclear deal, offering a rare moment of spontaneity in the U.S. presidential race.
Trump university lawsuits may damage presidential bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In 2009, California businessman Art Cohen received a letter from Donald Trump with a “special invitation” and two VIP tickets for a Trump University seminar promising to help make Cohen rich.
