Obama must work with Congress to reform Cuba embargo: policy experts
(Reuters) – On the eve of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address a group of 78 policy experts and former U.S. officials has written to the White House urging the administration to work with Congress to update Cuba legislation to reflect “2…
Shots fired near Vice President Biden’s Delaware residence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun shots rang out from a passing vehicle near U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s residence in Delaware on Saturday night, but the vice president and his wife were not at home, the U.S. Secret Service said on Sunday.
Middle class decline looms over final years of Obama presidency
DALTON, Georgia (Reuters) – Barack Obama enters the final two years of his presidency with a blemish on his legacy that looks impossible to erase: the decline of the middle class he has promised to rescue.
Obama tax proposals run into Republican criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s new tax plan ran into rapid criticism from the Republicans on Sunday, underscoring the challenges facing any attempt to overhaul the U.S. tax code.
Republican senator Graham ‘testing the waters’ on presidential run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading congressional voice on foreign relations, said on Sunday he had formed a committee to look into the possibility of running for president in 2016.
Obama speech to call for closing tax loopholes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address will propose closing multibillion-dollar tax loopholes used by the wealthiest Americans, imposing a fee on big financial firms and then using the revenue to benefit the middle c…
New York Governor Cuomo to lead trade mission to Cuba
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will lead one of the first trade missions to Cuba from the United States since the Obama administration loosened travel and trade restrictions on the Communist-ruled Caribbean island, his office confirmed on S…
Obama invites presidential letter writers to big address
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has invited a handful of average Americans who wrote him letters about their lives to his annual State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
Romney tells Republicans he’s ‘seriously considering’ 2016 White House bid
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Mitt Romney, the 2012 U.S. Republican presidential nominee, said on Friday night he was giving “serious consideration” to his near-term future, his latest signal that he is gearing up for another White House run.
U.S. State Department sets February 2 deadline for input on Keystone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department told other federal agencies on Friday it needs to hear their views on the Keystone XL pipeline by Feb. 2 as officials conclude their assessment of the controversial project.
