Pro-trade Senate Democrats working on plan to pass fast-track: Wyden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pro-trade Democrats in the Senate are determined to pass both fast-track authority and a program to help workers hurt by trade, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee said on Thursday.
Wisconsin Governor Walker leads among Republican conservatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the clear favorite of conservative voters as he readies an expected bid for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 2016, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
House plans vote to rescue Obama’s Pacific Rim trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try to revive legislation central to President Barack Obama’s Pacific Rim trade deal on Thursday by offering up a simpler version of a bill that failed dramatically last week….
U.S. White House hopeful Paul backs 14.5 percent federal flat tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. presidential candidate Rand Paul is proposing that businesses and individual Americans pay a federal flat tax of 14.5 percent in a plan that would cut the government’s tax revenue by more than $2 trillion over 10 …
City officials urge Washington state ex-NAACP official to quit commission
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Former Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who drew national attention after being accused of lying about her racial background, has violated ethics rules while heading a police oversight commission and is facing pressure …
Facing uphill fight in Iowa, Jeb Bush makes his case
PELLA, Iowa (Reuters) – Facing an uphill battle in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Wednesday urged conservatives to accept his more welcoming position on immigration as a way to increase their chances of winning the White House in 2…
U.S. House moves to revive Obama’s Pacific trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to bring legislation central to President Barack Obama’s Pacific Rim trade agreement back to the floor for debate on Thursday, giving lawmakers a chance to deal with it in a different forma…
No ready fix if Obamacare subsidies are lost: policy experts
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and governors are unlikely to act to restore Obamacare health insurance subsidies in at least 34 states should the Supreme Court rule them illegal, health policy experts said on Wednesday.
Jeb Bush says he would witness gay wedding if asked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush voiced hope on Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court would let states decide on the legality of gay marriage but said he would serve as a witness at a same-sex wedding if he were asked.
Clinton says crafting plan to help U.S. graduates refinance student loans
(Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that she would soon roll out a plan to make college more affordable and help graduates who already have student loans refinance their debt.
