Politics: All the Latest Headlines from Reuters News

Here is the latest Political News from Reuters News.

It’s up to you, New York: state takes center stage in election campaign
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is throwing a concert in a park with a dramatic view of Manhattan’s skyscrapers. At the opposite end of New York state, Republican front-runner Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Buffalo, a Rust Belt city recovering from economic decline.

U.S says it will respond strongly in event of another N.Korea nuclear test
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States will respond strongly in the case of a further North Korean nuclear test, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Fate of Obama’s immigration plan in hands of U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case on Monday probing the limits of presidential powers as the justices weigh whether President Barack Obama overstepped his authority with unilateral action to protect millions of people in the country illegally from deportation.

Chinese official calls Trump ‘irrational’ on trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei criticized Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, calling him “an irrational type” due to the candidate’s proposal that tariffs on imported Chinese goods be increased to up to 45 percent.

Cruz adviser says Trump campaign taking ‘banana republic’ approach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Sunday accused rival Donald Trump’s campaign of taking a “banana republic approach” by complaining that party rules for selecting a nominee are rigged against him.

Obama immigration action goes before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that tests the boundaries of presidential powers, confronting the question of whether President Barack Obama exceeded his authority with unilateral action to spare millions of people in the country illegally from deportation.

Clinton backer George Clooney condemns ‘obscene’ sums in White House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Actor and director George Clooney, a supporter of Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, broke ranks over campaign financing on Saturday to condemn the “obscene” sums of money in U.S. politics and praised Clinton’s chief political rival in the process.

Ted Cruz poised to win Wyoming Republican presidential primary contest
CASPER, Wyo. (Reuters) – Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is expected to win most of the 14 delegates up for grabs on Saturday in Wyoming, likely besting rival Donald Trump, who made little effort to win the rural state, and further narrowing the gap in the race for the party’s nomination.

Pope says its crazy to see his meeting with Bernie Sanders as political
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday that his meeting with Bernie Sanders, contesting the Democratic candidacy for the U.S. Presidency, was not meddling in politics and that anyone who thought otherwise should “look for a psychiatrist”.

Pope met Bernie Sanders at Vatican on Saturday before leaving for Greece
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday morning before leaving for a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, a participant at the meeting said.

Democratic candidate Sanders’ tax returns highlight contrast with rival Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a top campaign theme, had taxable income of $205,271 in 2014, putting him almost in the top 5 percent of American earners, according to the release of Friday of his federal tax return.

Carnival expects Cuba to allow Cuban-Americans on inaugural cruise
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cruise company Carnival Corporation believes Cuba will soon modify rules that bar Cuban-Americans from traveling on its planned cruises to the island, the company said on Friday, after pressure mounted for the trip to be postponed.

Obamas donated less to charities in 2015 as income slipped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle donated less to charities in 2015 as their income also dipped, tax returns released by the White House showed on Friday.

Puerto Rico rescue falters under attack by conservatives, investors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An aggressive advertising and lobbying campaign by conservative activists and financial interests this week stalled a plan in the U.S. Congress to rescue Puerto Rico from crippling debt, while lawmakers adjourned on Friday with no clear path forward.

Clinton, Sanders Democratic debate draws 5.6 million viewers: CNN
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest 2016 presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders drew an audience of some 5.6 million TV viewers, CNN said on Friday, below other recent Democratic debates.

U.S. lawmaker calls on IRS chief to resign over handling of hacked data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service should resign due to the agency’s inability to improve its defenses against hacks on taxpayer data, a Republican lawmaker said on Friday.

Immigrants in limbo as U.S. top court weighs Obama action
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – In the port city of Baltimore, where Europeans once streamed into America after crossing the Atlantic by ship, a 47-year-old immigrant named Rhonda is in a desperate position. She said she wants to provide for her teenage daughter but cannot get a work permit because she is in the United States illegally.

Protesters nationwide denounce big money in U.S. politics
BOSTON (Reuters) – Conservative and independent protesters channeling themes from the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders dumped faux contributions into Boston Harbor on Friday, one of some 30 demonstrations planned across the country against big money in politics.

Most House members sign letter backing Israel at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 90 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to use U.S. veto power to block any United Nations resolutions seen as biased against Israel, one of the letter’s lead sponsors said on Friday.

Obama tax inversion rules may overstep authority: U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s proposed rules to stop U.S. companies from reincorporating abroad, if only on paper, to avoid U.S. income taxes appear to overstep legal authority, a top Republican lawmaker said on Friday.

Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church security
(Reuters) – Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a gun rights bill on Friday allowing churches to create security programs designating members to carry firearms to defend worshipers against violence.

Congress should give Puerto Rico debt restructuring authority: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress should give Puerto Rico the authority to restructure its debt, the White House said on Friday.

Sanders, in Vatican, says rich-poor gap worse than 100 years ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, addressing a Vatican conference on social justice, on Friday decried the “immoral” gap between the world’s haves and have nots, saying it was worse today than more than a century ago.

Access to global financial system not part of Iran nuclear deal: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An agreement with Iran aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons does not include giving it access to the global financial system, the White House said on Friday.

Cruz says will target taxes, bank regulation if elected: CNBC interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said on Friday he would make lifting tax and regulatory burdens a priority if elected president and protect the small banks he said were being hurt by stricter bank regulations.

Republican Party says complaints over delegates ‘distracting’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican officials on Friday defended the process for selecting delegates who will choose the party’s presidential nominee, denying a barrage of accusations from front-runner Donald Trump that it is a rigged system aimed at subverting him.Front-runner Trump has skewered the party during the past week because of rules he has lambasted as “crooked” and said the Republican National Committee “should be ashamed of themselves.”

Trump campaign manager says he called reporter after run-in: CNN
(Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager said on Friday that he was relieved a battery case against him was over but disputed a reporter’s claim that he never reached out after she accused him of bruising her arm.

Obama urges agency to open competition in cable TV boxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday weighed into the debate over allowing consumers to switch pricey cable television boxes for less expensive devices, urging an agency to set an example for other parts of government to boost competition.

Sanders heads to Vatican, says trip not political
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders heads to the Vatican on Friday, saying he would be happy to meet the Pope but denying his lightning transatlantic trip is a bid to woo Catholic voters.

In Wyoming, Cruz shows edge over Trump in grasp of nuances of White House race
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is poised to notch another small but important victory in his battle with billionaire Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination at a hotel convention center in the ranching city of Casper, Wyoming, this weekend.

Former New York governor Pataki endorses Republican John Kasich
(Reuters) – Former New York Governor George Pataki endorsed Republican presidential candidate John Kasich on Thursday, less than a week before the state holds its primary election.

Clinton, Sanders joust, shout in debate over guns and Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders battled fiercely on Thursday over Wall Street, guns and the minimum wage and questioned each other’s judgment in a contentious and at times high-volume U.S. presidential debate.

Cyber as big a threat as Iran, North Korean ICBMs: U.S. admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Constant cyber attacks on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and its key weapons programs pose as great a threat as development of intercontinental ballistic missiles by Iran and North Korea, the admiral who heads the agency said on Thursday.

Apple, FBI to clash again in Congress over encryption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc and the FBI will return to Congress next week to testify before lawmakers about their heated disagreement over law enforcement access to encrypted devices, a congressional committee announced on Thursday.

Kerry: Carnival should not bar Cuban-Americans from cruises to Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Carnival Corp should not bar Cuban-Americans from cruises to Cuba.

Senate committee approves authorization for U.S. commodities regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday approved a reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, nearly three years after the legislative authority for the country’s commodities and swaps regulator expired.

No prosecution for Trump campaign manager Florida battery charge
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager will not be prosecuted in Florida on a misdemeanor battery charge involving a reporter, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said on Thursday.

Six years after BP spill, U.S. sets new offshore oil safety rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled new oil well control rules to prevent the kind of blowout that happened six years ago on a BP Plc rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thornton, Arkansas congressman who figured in Nixon impeachment, dies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Ray Thornton of Arkansas, who helped draft the articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, has died in hospice care in Little Rock at the age of 87, officials said on Thursday.

House Speaker Ryan says opposes giving Iran access to U.S. dollar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said he opposed any effort to give Iran access to the U.S. dollar, citing concerns about what Tehran would do with any financial access gained in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal.