Republican Jeb Bush criticizes ‘arrogance’ in climate change debate
SALEM, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush rejected on Thursday what he called an arrogant view that anyone who questions how much climate change is a result of human activity is considered “Neanderthal.”
U.S. to release some Clinton Benghazi emails ‘very, very soon’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will release “very, very soon” a first tranche of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails relating to an attack in 2012 on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
Jeb Bush says climate is changing but human role is ‘convoluted’
BEDFORD, N.H. (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush said on Wednesday that the Earth’s climate is changing but that scientific research does not clearly show how much of the change is due to humans and how much is from natural causes.
House committee approves bill to speed new drugs to market
(Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to speed new drugs to the market, overcoming last-minute wrangling over how to pay for the legislation.
U.S. House leader: Senate must act on bulk data collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Senate to pass a bill, already approved by the House, to end spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records and replace it with a mor…
Paid late, some ex-staffers of White House hopeful Fiorina won’t sign on again
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Politics has a well-known revolving door, with candidates often rehiring consultants, strategists and vendors as they move from one campaign to the next. But for Republican presidential contender Carly Fiorina, that might not be so…
U.S. sanctions two companies linked to Iran’s plane purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two firms based in Iraq and in the United Arab Emirates for helping Iran purchase second-hand civilian aircraft.
Republican senator voices opposition to advancing fast-track bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions warned on Thursday against rushing ahead with a “fast-track” bill that President Barack Obama wants to help him complete a Pacific Rim trade deal, indicating some erosion of supp…
Huckabee becomes latest Republican to skip Iowa straw poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Mike Huckabee, who launched his bid for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination earlier this month, on Thursday said he will skip an August straw poll of Iowa Republican activists often seen as an early test of politi…
Obama tells Coast Guard grads climate change threatens U.S
NEW LONDON, Conn. (Reuters) – Rising seas and thawing permafrost caused by warmer global temperatures threaten U.S. military bases and will change the way the U.S. armed services defend the country, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.
