Kerry says Iran, world powers closer than ever to historic nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, Secretary of State John Ker…
Kerry says Iran, world powers closer than ever to historic nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old nuclear standoff, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday…
Republicans reach deal for budget plan, target Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican budget negotiators on Monday reached a compromise deal for the first joint House-Senate budget in six years, one that seeks to boost military spending while calling for deep cuts to social programs to eliminate deficit…
Republicans seek new limits on Guantanamo prisoner transfers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers have unveiled plans to make it harder to transfer inmates from the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, stepping up a campaign to slow President Barack Obama’s efforts to close the controversial detention center.
Stage set for landmark U.S. Supreme Court gay marriage arguments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears landmark arguments on whether the Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage, activists on both sides of the contentious social issue converged on the white marble courthouse to v…
Republican activist Del Beccaro to seek California U.S. Senate seat
(Corrects April 26 story. Paragraph 3 to show Rocky Chavez is state assembly member, not state senator))
Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office names acting replacement for Lynch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office said on Monday Kelly Currie will temporarily replace Loretta Lynch, who was sworn in as attorney general.
Republican presidential contenders woo evangelical voters
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopefuls in Iowa and elsewhere have recently begun sounding a call to arms to Christian conservatives, describing what they say is an urgent threat to religious liberty.
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry to meet with Iran foreign minister Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday in New York, a senior State Department official said on Sunday.
Republican activist Del Beccaro to seek California U.S. Senate seat
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Thomas Del Beccaro, a former chairman of the California Republican Party, announced on Sunday that he would seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated in 2016 by Democrat Barbara Boxer.
