Obama to hold news conference on Wednesday: White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will hold a news conference on Wednesday to answer questions about the nuclear agreement the United States and other world powers recently reached with Iran.
Iran deal holds both promise and peril for Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the United States, the nuclear deal struck with Iran holds both promise and peril. The same can be said for Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Democratic frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race.
Trump campaign mistakenly tweets star-spangled Nazis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday inadvertently tweeted a promotional photo featuring what appeared to be Nazi German soldiers superimposed on the U.S. flag alongside the controversial real estate…
Iran deal faces fight in U.S. Congress but will likely survive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nuclear deal between world powers and Iran starts a new phase of intense negotiation – this time between the Obama administration and the U.S. Congress, where some Republicans have long been working to sink an agreement.
Planned Parenthood slams secret video as false portrayal of fetus tissue program
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said on Tuesday a secretly recorded video that surfaced on the Internet falsely portrayed the reproductive health group’s participation in the sale of tissue and body parts from aborted fetuses.
Super PAC backing Republican Christie for U.S. president raises $11 mIllion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Super PAC that supports Republican Chris Christie’s bid for the White House said on Tuesday it had raised $11 million since launching in February.
New U.S. president would struggle to ruin Iran deal, experts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Threats on Tuesday by U.S. Republican presidential candidates to scrap the Iran nuclear agreement look difficult to carry out even if the party wins control of the White House next year, said a senior Republican lawmaker and fore…
U.S. House committee approves anti-GMO labeling law
(Reuters) – U.S. food companies and other opponents of genetically modified food labeling notched a key victory on Tuesday as the House Agriculture Committee approved a measure banning mandatory labeling as well as local efforts to regulate genetically…
U.S. lawmaker cites delays, Labor Dept interference, in request to SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican senator is accusing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of failing to release records that he says are crucial to understanding how a controversial plan to tighten conflict-of-interest rules at Wall Street br…
With historic Iran deal, Obama gambles on foreign policy legacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sealing of a nuclear pact with Iran marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Barack Obama’s presidency – a legacy-defining achievement that could yet backfire if Tehran exploits any loopholes or escalates tensions in the Mi…