U.S. senators visit Cuba, hope Congress will ease restrictions
HAVANA (Reuters) – Three visiting U.S. senators said on Saturday they hoped Congress would support President Barack Obama’s opening toward Cuba, including lifting a ban on U.S. citizens traveling to the Communist-run island.
Obama sheds cool style for ‘fearless’ final lap in office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama has reached the stage of his presidency where if he wants to break out in song publicly, as he did with “Amazing Grace” in a eulogy on Friday, then he’s going to do it.
U.S. top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement.
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizes gay marriage nationwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement.
Lawmakers urge removal of top executives at computer-hacked agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eighteen Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Friday requesting the removal of two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) executives after a data breach that compromised the personal information of millio…
Jeb Bush to visit Charleston next week to meet with pastors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeb Bush, a Republican contender for president, will sit down with pastors on a visit on Monday to Charleston, South Carolina, where nine African-Americans were shot to death at a historic black church, his campaign said on Frida…
Lawmakers urge removal of top execs at computer-hacked agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eighteen Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Friday requesting the removal of two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) executives after a data breach that compromised the personal information of millio…
Trump to Univision: Don’t even think about golf at Doral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the political equivalent of “get off my lawn,” Donald Trump on Friday declared his Miami golf course off limits to anyone from the Spanish-language broadcast company Univision over its decision to dump the Miss USA beauty page…
Newly disclosed Hillary Clinton emails may undercut her earlier claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A batch of 15 newly disclosed Hillary Clinton emails appears to contradict her assertion last month that memos about Libya she received from an old friend while she was U.S. secretary of state were “unsolicited.”
U.S. top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement.
