Presidential candidate Trump boasts of $10 billion net worth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate and real estate magnate Donald Trump said on Wednesday his net worth has risen to more than $10 billion and boasted that campaign finance watchdogs struggle to deal with someone as rich as h…
Walker, in contrast with Bush, plays up humble, Harley-riding roots
LEXINGTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Republican Scott Walker played up his humble roots on Wednesday on his first trip to largely rural South Carolina since announcing a bid for his party’s 2016 presidential nomination, subtly drawing the contrast between him a…
House passes five-month transportation funding extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a five-month transportation funding extension on Wednesday aimed at avoiding an Aug. 1 road construction slowdown but that does nothing to revive the idled U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Asked about Cosby, Obama says civilized nations cannot tolerate rape
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, asked on Wednesday about possibly revoking entertainer Bill Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor, said there is no mechanism for doing so, but added no civilized country s…
Republican Bush raises $11.4 million for 2016 presidential bid: filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush raised $11.4 million for his 2016 campaign in the quarter ended June 30, his campaign said in a Federal Election Commission filing on Wednesday.
U.S. House members concerned over Malaysia trafficking rating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 100 Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing concern that Malaysia may be upgraded in this year’s U.S. list of human traffic…
White House works to convince Democrats to back Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday kicked off its push for approval of the Iran nuclear deal by dispatching Vice President Joe Biden to Congress, where he assured Democrats nothing in the pact would preclude military action if…
Obama says Iran nuclear deal best way to avoid more Mideast war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical U.S. lawmakers and the American public, insisted on Wednesday that the landmark agreement was the best way to avoid a nuclear arms race and more war in th…
Illinois Senate gives final nod to one-month state budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a $2.26 billion, one-month budget that Governor Bruce Rauner has repeatedly said he will reject.
Obama calls Iran deal historic chance to pursue safer world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical U.S. lawmakers and the American public, said on Wednesday the agreement represented a historic chance to pursue a safer world.
