Senate rejects bid to toughen Iran nuclear review bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate rejected an effort on Tuesday to require any nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered an international treaty, which would have forced any deal to be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate’s 100 members.
Republican budget seeks to boost defense spending, ease repeal of Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans unveiled the first joint House-Senate budget plan in six years on Wednesday, aiming to boost defense spending, eliminate deficits by 2024 and ease a repeal of President Barack Obama’s signature health care reform law….
Majority of Republicans would attend a loved one’s gay wedding: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. Republicans would attend the same-sex wedding of a loved one, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday, highlighting the political risks for Republican presidential candidates who stake out positions against ga…
Clinton dives into debate on police tactics, urges justice reform
(Reuters) – Diving into the debate over police use of force, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged police departments throughout the country to use body cameras and urged an end to excessive prison sentences that burden bla…
U.S. Senator Rand Paul moves to block new ‘net neutrality’ rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul, a Republican presidential hopeful, on Wednesday introduced a resolution to block new regulations on Internet service providers, saying they would “wrap the Internet in red tape.”
Obama faces up to policy limits on U.S. urban ills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite his recognition that the violence in Baltimore is rooted in economic desperation, Barack Obama has been unable to enact substantial policies to tackle inner city problems, facing limits imposed by Congress and his own ide…
In speech to Congress, Japan’s Abe faces challenges on trade, wartime past
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, he will face two formidable challenges: convincing skeptical lawmakers about a proposed Pacific trade pact and easing concerns about his views on Tokyo’s wartime past.
Clinton, Republican presidential hopefuls, address Baltimore violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that violence and looting in the city of Baltimore following the funeral of a young black man who died after suffering injuries while in police custody are evidence o…
U.S. top court divided on gay marriage, Kennedy appears pivotal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on Tuesday on whether the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, but pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy seemed to inch cautiously toward legalizing gay nuptials nationwi…
U.S. Senate rejects bid to consider Iran nuclear deal a treaty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort to require an international nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered a treaty, which would have forced any deal to be approved by two-thirds of the Senate’s 100 members before it …
