Oklahoma Senate backs bill allowing nitrogen use in executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would allow nitrogen gas as an execution method, a measure adopted after the flawed 2014 lethal-injection execution of an inmate whose intravenous line was improperly placed b…
Senate seen waiting for Obama until Fed nominee hearing called: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Banking Committee is expected to wait to hold a hearing for the nomination of a community banker to the Federal Reserve until the White House moves to fill the central bank’s other open seat, according to people famili…
Democrat seeking Senate seat swears off Wall Street cash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Donna Edwards, pledged on Thursday to swear off all campaign donations from Wall Street banks, the latest Democrat to assail big financial institutions.
Republican Fiorina calls for scrapping Wall Street oversight law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Carly Fiorina, a potential 2016 U.S. presidential candidate, has called for the massive Wall Street oversight law to be tossed out, saying in an interview with the Washington newspaper The Hill that it would not preven…
Former Rhode Island Governor Chafee mulls White House run
(Reuters) – Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee said on Thursday he was mulling a run for the White House, becoming the first Democrat to publicly challenge presumed front-runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
U.S. liberal groups push congressional Democrats on Iran nuclear bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. progressive groups rallied on Thursday to persuade Democratic senators not to support a bill giving Congress a vote on a nuclear deal with Iran, echoing the White House’s insistence that the measure could blow up delicate ne…
Rand Paul up, Clinton down in 2016 presidential poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton has slipped against leading 2016 Republican candidates in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia, according to a poll released on Thursday that cited damage from the furor over the former secretary of state’s emails…
Most Americans side with gays in religious freedom disputes: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs in the wake of controversies in Indiana and Arkansas over gay rights and religious freedom, a Reuters/Ipsos poll…
U.S. business leader optimistic on lifting Cuban embargo
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – One of the most influential pro-business lobbyists in Washington said on Wednesday he is optimistic the U.S. Congress might lift the trade embargo against Cuba before the next presidential election in 2016.
Surge in voter turnout gives blacks new voice in Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) – A surge in voter turnout helped elect two new black city council members in Ferguson, a Missouri city found by the U.S. Justice Department to be rife with racial abuses in its police and court systems.
