Clinton’s 2016 White House launch contrasts with her 2008 bid
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House with a vow to fight for a level playing field for those recovering from tough econo…
As an instant target for foes, Clinton may struggle to get message heard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton entered the 2016 race for the White House on Sunday and the good news for her is that there are few serious contenders to challenge her for the Democratic nomination.
Hawkish U.S. foreign policy at heart of Rubio’s presidential bid
MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will make a muscular foreign policy a focal point when he announces his presidential candidacy on Monday, portraying himself as the Republican most ready to handle threats to America in a chaotic wo…
Clinton’s 2016 White House launch contrasts with her 2008 bid
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House with a vow to fight for a level playing field for those recovering from tough econo…
Former Gabrielle Giffords aide won’t run for Congress in 2016
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Ron Barber, who was shot in 2011 alongside Gabrielle Giffords and later replaced her in Congress, will not run next year for the seat he lost in November.
Clinton tries again to crack ‘highest glass ceiling’ with White House bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton will take another stab at cracking what she calls “the highest and hardest glass ceiling” on Sunday when she starts a long-awaited second run for the White House as the prohibitive Democratic front runner.
Republican hopeful Paul opens criticism ahead of Clinton announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Senator Rand Paul said on Sunday Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state cast doubt on her qualifications to be president, taking aim at the Democratic favorite hours before her expected cam…
Obama says Hillary Clinton would be ‘excellent president’
(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton would be an “excellent president,” U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday, one day before his former secretary of state is expected to announce her campaign for the White House in 2016.
Ex-NY Assembly speaker loses bid to dismiss corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost a bid on Friday to dismiss the federal corruption charges he faces due to public statements a top prosecutor made that the once-powerful politician called prejudicial.
Obama income falls to $477,000 in 2014 as book sales slow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle earned $477,383 in 2014, a decline over the past few years as sales of the president’s biographies declined, according to their tax return released by the White House on Friday.
