How ‘Stop Trump’ failed to halt the Republican front-runner
(Reuters) – Republican John Hammond III had made no secret of his distaste for Donald Trump and his desire to halt his march to the party’s presidential nomination, telling the Indianapolis Star newspaper in March that the mogul was “unfit” to lead the country.
Exiting 2016 race, Republican Cruz leaves himself a path forward
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Ted Cruz carefully left the door open to a future run for president on Tuesday after a campaign that outlasted a long list of rivals but could not overcome the anti-establishment appeal of Donald Trump.
Puerto Rico could face financial chaos without Congress plan: Lew
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday said Puerto Rico’s financial crisis risks turning the commonwealth into a chaotic mess unless the U.S. Congress can enact a plan to restructure its debt.
California senate approves bill ending mandatory prostitution sentences
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California would repeal mandatory jail time for convicted prostitutes under a bill approved by the state Senate amid growing concern that many are victims of human trafficking or addicts who need treatment.
Illinois House backs Democratic redistricting amendment
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Democratic bid to transfer the highly coveted political power of drawing legislative boundaries from state lawmakers to the Democratically controlled Illinois Supreme Court overwhelmingly passed the state House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Kansas budget woes weigh on state’s credit ratings
(Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday slapped a negative outlook on Kansas’ Aa2 credit rating, citing the state’s reliance on one-shot measures to balance its budget.
House panel near unveiling new Puerto Rico debt bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to help Puerto Rico deal with its $72 billion debt crisis “is being finalized” by a U.S. Congress committee following negotiations with the Treasury Department, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office said on Tuesday.
Bill allowing guns on Tennessee campuses becomes law
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Educators and other full-time staffers at Tennessee’s public state universities and colleges will soon be able to carry handguns on campus after Governor Bill Haslam allowed a bill to become law on Monday without his signature.
Clinton vows to support U.S. coal regions while embracing cleaner energy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said the United States must move toward a cleaner energy future but not forget those who work in the coal industry.
Cruz unleashes fury at Trump over Lee Harvey Oswald comment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz lashed out at rival candidate Donald Trump on the day of Indiana’s primary on Tuesday, calling him a pathological liar, narcissist and bully after the front-runner linked Cruz’s father to John F. Kennedy’s assassin.
Ex-N.Y. legislative leader Silver to be sentenced for corruption
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who spent decades as one of the state’s most powerful politicians before being convicted of corruption, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday for collecting millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks.
Obama says Chinese-led trade deal shows need for TPP: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that a Chinese-led regional trade deal demonstrated the urgent need for Congress to approve the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Trump hopes to land decisive blow in Indiana showdown with Cruz
BEDFORD, Indiana (Reuters) – New York billionaire Donald Trump hopes that Indiana’s nominating contest on Tuesday will make him unstoppable in what originally had seemed to many a quixotic quest for the Republican presidential nomination.
Wrestling body revokes ex-House Speaker Hastert’s awards
(Reuters) – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Monday revoked all awards bestowed upon former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert after he admitted in court to sexually abusing students years ago when he was a high school wrestling coach.
Obama takes Supreme Court fight to Republican senators’ home turf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday took the political battle over his pick for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court to the home states of seven Republican senators up for re-election in November.
Obama administration urges Congress to act on Puerto Rico crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration urged Congress to pass legislation to help Puerto Rico resolve a debt crisis which was expected to trigger a bond default on Monday.
Pakistan raps Trump over vow to free doctor who helped track bin Laden
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan angrily criticized Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, for saying he would force the country to free a jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaada leader Osama bin Laden.
Clinton courts coal-country unions with eye toward fighting Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton, turning her attention to the November U.S. election and an increasingly likely match-up against Republican Donald Trump, sought on Monday to shore up union support by visiting coal and steel workers in the economically struggling Appalachian region.
Conservatives in Congress urge shutdown of tax-collecting IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It’s a U.S. taxpayer’s dream: make the Internal Revenue Service go away, and the largest conservative group in Congress is endorsing just that.
Clinton begins Appalachia tour in Trump-friendly coal country
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton begins a two-day tour on Monday through rural, traditionally coal-reliant parts of the eastern Appalachian region where Republican rival Donald Trump’s pro-coal, anti-trade message has resonated with economically distressed voters.
Indiana to test Donald Trump’s staying power with evangelicals
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s success in the race for the White House may well ride on the support of Republican evangelicals made wary as the front-runner reveals a more liberal side to his social views.
Cash-flush California GOP allows chairman to seek third term
BURLINGAME, Calif. (Reuters) – The Californian Republican Party voted on Sunday to extend its term limit to allow the former lawmaker who brought the party back from near-bankruptcy in an increasingly Democratic state to seek a third term as chairman.
May Day rallies in Los Angeles carry strong anti-Trump theme
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched through Los Angeles on Sunday in May Day rallies that took aim at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for his campaign vow to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration.
Donald Trump says Republican race all but over if he wins Indiana
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Front-runner Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will have essentially sealed the Republican U.S. presidential nomination if he wins Tuesday’s contest in Indiana, where he now holds a big lead over chief rival Ted Cruz.
Facing long odds in California, Cruz courts state’s Republicans
BURLINGAME, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz made a plea to the California Republican Party on Saturday to line up behind him in the state’s June primary in his uphill battle to stop front-runner Donald Trump from grabbing the nomination.
Obama takes final bow at star-studded Washington dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With seven performances under his belt, U.S. President Barack Obama will try one last time to bring the house down at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, a night of playful ribbing of both politicians and the news media.
U.S. West Point academy set for first woman dean in two century history
(Reuters) – The United States Military Academy is poised to have its first woman dean in its 216-year history after President Barack Obama nominated to the post a West Point graduate who currently leads the school’s Department of Social Sciences.
Brady Campaign’s ad draws ire of U.S. anti-gun violence activists
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said on Friday it has sharply cut back an online ad that had used the names and faces of mass shooters and urged the news media not to identify them after the group drew criticism from other gun control activists.
From bikers to truckers, pro-Trump groups plan forceful presence in Cleveland
(Reuters) – When Chris Cox rolls into Cleveland in mid-July with other motorcycle-riding supporters of Donald Trump, he plans to celebrate the billionaire’s coronation as the Republican presidential nominee. He also counts on joining protests if a battle over the nomination ensues.
Indiana governor to endorse Cruz for president: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Indiana Governor Mike Pence will endorse Republican candidate Ted Cruz for president on Friday, days before next week’s primary contest in the state, multiple media outlets reported.
Republicans downplay Trump rally unrest in California
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of California’s Republican Party on Friday downplayed chaotic demonstrations that broke out against a Donald Trump campaign rally there, saying protests were typical for the state’s politics.
Trump praises Sanders but may struggle to win over his voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Donald Trump moves closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination, he has offered lavish praise for Bernie Sanders, who faces increasingly slim chances in his battle with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race.
About 20 demonstrators arrested outside of Trump rally in California
(Reuters) – Some 20 demonstrators were arrested on Thursday outside a Donald Trump campaign rally in southern California, where the Republican presidential front-runner vowed to his supporters to get tough on illegal immigration if elected.
After long delay, U.S. Senate approves envoy to Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee for ambassador to Mexico after a long delay and behind-the-scenes maneuvering that included renewing sanctions imposed on Venezuelans and a State Department authorization bill.
Jenner uses women’s restroom at Trump property
Caitlyn Jenner posted a video on Wednesday (April 26) of herself using a women’s bathroom at Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s New York hotel. Published on her Facebook page, Jenner’s video shows her walking along the street, entering the Trump International Hotel and Tower and making her way to the restrooms. The video was spurred on by Trump, who, during an appearance on The Today Show last week, said in an interview that he would not care if Jenner used the women’s room at his
Congressman wants Homeland Security to address SAT cheating overseas
(Reuters) – A U.S. congressman called on the Department of Homeland Security to address whether foreign students are cheating on the SAT to get into American universities and illegally qualify for U.S. visas.
House votes to repeal U.S. retirement rule, Obama threatens veto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to repeal a Labor Department rule aimed at protecting retirement savers from profit-hungry brokers, a largely symbolic move that President Barack Obama has threatened to veto.
Republicans, Obama immigration chief clash over criminal immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday her agency released 19,723 undocumented immigrants last year who had been convicted of crimes, drawing a volley of criticism from Republican lawmakers.
Trump garners two more endorsements in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday won endorsements from two more U.S. Congress members as he battled to be his party’s nominee.
Treasury, House panel getting ‘very close’ on Puerto Rico debt bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department and a key U.S. House of Representatives panel are getting “very close” toward legislation to address Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday.
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