Senator John McCain to seek sixth term in Arizona
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona, declaring “I’ve got a lot of energy left in me,” announced plans on Tuesday to seek a sixth term in office in 2016.
U.S. senators propose fix to controversial education law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. senators released a bipartisan proposal on Tuesday that would shrink federal influence on U.S. elementary and secondary education, keeping a mandate for annual tests, but letting U.S. states decide how to use the …
Chicago’s first-ever mayoral runoff election nears end
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicagoans headed to the polls on Tuesday in a mayoral runoff election pitting well-funded incumbent Rahm Emanuel against underdog Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in a race to lead a city on the brink of financial crisis and plagued by violent …
U.S. Air Force eyes future F-35 engine and arms upgrades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is on track to declare Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet ready for initial combat use by August or September 2016, and officials are already looking at possible future upgrades to its weapons, propulsion …
Rand Paul criticizes fellow Republicans as he launches White House bid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul accused his fellow Republicans on Tuesday of contributing to Washington’s dysfunction, launching a 2016 White House bid with a vow to shatter the status quo and defend individual freedoms.
Obama has ‘diminished’ U.S. power, Cheney says in new book
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Vice President Dick Cheney, already a fierce critic of President Barack Obama, accuses him in an upcoming book of allowing American power to become “significantly diminished” even as the threat of terrorism rises.
Race, reforms eyed as Ferguson, Missouri, voters head to polls
(Reuters) – Residents in Ferguson, Missouri, cast their votes on Tuesday in a closely watched election seen as a critical step toward ending racially discriminatory practices that thrust the St. Louis suburb into the national spotlight last year.
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to 2012 Obama deportation relief
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive action granting deportation relief to immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, upholding a lower court’s earlier ruling.
U.S. does not expect announcement on Cuba embassy before summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it does not expect a formal announcement of when the United States and Cuba will re-open embassies in their respective countries before a hemispheric summit this week.
Republican Rand Paul announces 2016 presidential run on website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Rand Paul on Tuesday officially announced on his website that he will run for U.S. president in 2016, hours before an event in his home state of Kentucky where he is expected to formally launch the campaign.
