U.S. Supreme Court bars some fees sought by bankruptcy lawyers
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that bankruptcy attorneys must bear the expense of defending their fees, which could make it harder for lawyers to get paid for their often-costly Chapter 11 work.
House majority leader: US trade bill needed by summer’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Monday that Congress needed to pass legislation by the end of the summer giving President Barack Obama “fast-track” authority to negotiate foreign trade deals.
U.S. top court rejects Iraq bid to revive ‘oil-for-food’ lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with former leader Saddam Hussein’s government to subvert the U.N. oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid.
The best thing for Jeb Bush could be Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For months, Jeb Bush has been dogged by questions about his family’s presidential legacy, and the formal announcement of his White House candidacy on Monday will do little to quell them.
Clinton says drug firms that benefit from deal should offer discounts
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said drug companies that would benefit from a Pacific trade pact should sell their products to the U.S. government at a discount in her strongest comments yet on an issue…
Clinton says drug firms that benefit from deal should offer discounts
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said drug companies that would benefit from a Pacific trade pact should sell their products to the U.S. government at a discount in her strongest comments yet on an issue…
Republican Christie backs ‘coalition of the willing’ for Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, advocated a “coalition of the willing” on Sunday to help fight Islamic State in Iraq, borrowing a phrase from George W. Bush’s unpopular war.
The voice of opposition past, Justice Kennedy may save Obamacare now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Justice Anthony Kennedy was furious when a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. As he read the dissenting opinion from the bench three years ago, his anger was palpable. The majority regards its opinion “as judicial modesty,” he declared. “It is not. It amounts instead to a vast judicial over-reaching.”
Hispanic majority San Antonio elects African-American mayor
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – San Antonio, the seventh-largest U.S. city and the only one of the 10 largest cities with a Hispanic majority, elected its first African-American mayor on Saturday in a closely watched runoff election.
Clinton pitches to working Americans at presidential campaign rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised on Saturday to fight for a fairer society for ordinary Americans, staking out a place on the left to cut off any budding challenge for the Democratic nomination.
