Clinton was too busy to do favors for foundation donors, husband says
DENVER (Reuters) – Bill Clinton gave one of his lengthiest rebuttals yet on Wednesday of allegations that his wife Hillary Clinton, now running for president, gave favorable treatment to donors to the family’s charities while she was U.S. secretary of …
U.S. House panel to address criminal justice reform piece by piece
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After nationwide protests against police and years of debate over sentencing guidelines, the U.S. House of Representatives’ top judicial lawmaker plans to consider criminal justice reforms piece by piece, rather than as a single,…
Pennsylvania court says governor overstepped in ousting official
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf overstepped his authority when he fired the director of the Office of Open Records two days after taking office in January, a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday.
Senator Isakson: Parkinson’s won’t slow reelection bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Johnny Isakson, the 70-year-old senior U.S. senator from Georgia, revealed on Wednesday he has early-stage Parkinson’s disease, but the Republican lawmaker said the nervous system disorder will not impede his 2016 reelection camp…
Congress must fix Obamacare if court guts it: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress and states would have to fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court disallows its tax subsidies that help people pay for insurance coverage, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said on Wednesday.
Senator Isakson says he has Parkinson’s, will seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, a Georgia Republican, disclosed on Wednesday that he was in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, saying that the neurological disorder had not impeded his work and that he would run for re-electio…
New Hampshire Republicans call on Fox, party to change debate rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of New Hampshire Republicans want Fox News and national party leaders to change the first televised presidential debate in August, saying limiting it to 10 candidates “would undermine the very nature” of the primary proce…
U.S. senators say OPM data breach appears state-sponsored
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday that a massive theft of data last week from U.S. government computers appears to have been state-sponsored, although they stopped short of pointing the finger at…
Jeb Bush explains staff shake-up ahead of White House bid launch
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush on Wednesday explained a shake-up of his political team, saying he was trying to ensure that his staff all had roles suited to their skills as he prepares to launch his presidential bid.
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry tweets photo of himself in hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was doing well and receiving physical therapy at a Boston hospital after surgery on a broken right leg but it was unclear when he would be released, the State Department said on Tuesday.
