Senator unveils rare bipartisan healthcare initiative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan legislation to help stabilize Obamacare was unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday with 22 sponsors in the 100-member chamber, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday.
Trump says to work with Congress on more aid for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will work with the U.S. Congress to approve grants and loans to help rebuild Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria a month ago.
Conservative Republican tries to derail reappointment of Fed’s Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Freedom Caucus is mounting a campaign to kill any chance of a second term for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, the latest sign conservative Republicans want a fresh face at the he…
Florida college braces for protests over white nationalist’s speech
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Hundreds of police officers wearing bulletproof vests were deployed at the University of Florida on Thursday to guard against unrest over a speech by a white nationalist that was expected to draw thousands in protest.
Rubio urges Congress to adjust disaster aid bill for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged the U.S. Congress on Thursday to make changes to a disaster relief bill so that cash-strapped Puerto Rico can quickly access funds it needs to respond to the basic needs of its 3.4 million res…
Obama hits campaign trail for first time since leaving White House
(Reuters) – Former President Barack Obama returns to the campaign trail on Thursday for the first time since he left the White House, venturing out to support Democrats in two governor’s races that could offer a clue about the national mood before next…
Florida police brace for protests with speech by white nationalist
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Hundreds of police will be deployed at the University of Florida on Thursday as thousands are poised to protest a speech by an avowed white nationalist, an event that prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency i…
California prepares for the ‘big one’ with earthquake drill
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Millions of Californians were due on Thursday to simultaneously drop to the floor, clamber under tables and cover their heads for a minute or two of imagined seismic turmoil during the latest annual “Great ShakeOut” earthquake d…
Trailers could house those displaced by fires in California wine country
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Residents of Northern California’s wine country left homeless by the state’s deadliest-ever wildfires could be temporarily housed in federal government trailers, officials said on Wednesday, as the death toll from the blazes ros…
Suspect in Maryland shooting that killed three arrested in Delaware
(Reuters) – An employee of a Maryland kitchen countertop company suspected of fatally shooting three co-workers and critically wounding two others on Wednesday was arrested in neighboring Delaware, a Maryland county sheriff said.
