Clinton to announce White House run Sunday; her fame both bonus and burden
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton will announce her second run for the presidency on Sunday, starting her campaign as the Democrats’ best hope of fending off a crowded field of lesser-known Republican rivals and retaining the White House….
U.S. conservatives threaten delay to fixing Medicare doctor payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative objections over spending are raising doubts over whether the U.S. Senate can quickly approve legislation fixing the Medicare physician payment system, in a possible setback for Republicans keen to show they can get t…
NRA’s Tennessee meeting draws Republican hopefuls
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Republicans, guns and money will dominate a National Rifle Association meeting that starts on Thursday and is expected to attract about 70,000 people to Nashville, organizers said.
State Department recommends removing Cuba from terrorism list: Senate source
WASHINGTON/KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has recommended that President Barack Obama remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee aide said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Former Enron trader Arnold may launch national PR push to reform pensions
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Enron trader and hedge fund billionaire John Arnold may be about to launch a national publicity campaign to convince U.S. voters of the need to reform public pensions, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Obama says concerned China bullying others in South China Sea
KINGSTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington is concerned China is using its “sheer size and muscle” to push around smaller nations in the South China Sea, drawing a swift rebuke from Beijing which accused the United States …
U.S., Cuba hold highest-level meeting in more than 50 years
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks on Thursday night in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the early days of the Cuban revolution more than half a century ago.
Obamacare push powers ahead in Montana, fading in other states
(Reuters) – A legislative push in Montana to extend Obamacare health coverage to the working poor advanced on Thursday after a last-minute reprieve thanks to a procedural play by supporters, even as similar efforts in other conservative states are flag…
U.S. eyes robotics, longer-range weapons to ensure edge over foes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Thursday announced new steps to speed up weapons development, cut red tape and tap innovation in the commercial sector, and said robotics and longer-range arms could play a key role in securing U.S. technolog…
U.S. State Dept. recommends removing Cuba from terrorism list: Senate source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has recommended that President Barack Obama remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee aide said on Thursday.
