FILE PHOTO: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at a press conference at the Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s drive to win passage of a sweeping Republican tax bill ... More »
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) looks on at the Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas CHICAGO (Reuters) – Traditionally, U.S. politicians avoid talking about cu... More »
Niuris Higueras (C), one of Havana’s most successful restaurateurs in Havana, sits with U.S. clients at her restaurant in Cuba, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini HAVANA (Reuters) – An association of Cuban businesswomen has asked to meet with Repub... More »
Charles Schumer, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to name a single official to oversee and coordinate relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. More »
A new package of U.S. disaster assistance sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump expressing impatience with having to devote federal resources for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico's recovery. More »
The Trump administration will order nearly two-thirds of Cuba's diplomatic personnel to leave the United States after months of mysterious "attacks" that have damaged the health of American embassy staff in Havana, according to a congressional source and a per... More »
Puerto Ricans still living largely in darkness 12 days after Hurricane Maria leveled their island reveled in small victories on Sunday in what promises to be a months-long slog back to some semblance of normal life. More »
The United States is crafting a plan for a drawdown of staff from the American embassy in Havana in response to still-unexplained incidents that have harmed the health of some U.S. diplomats there, U.S. and congressional officials said on Thursday. More »
Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded city streets. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump called Hurricane Irma "some big monster" as it battered the Florida coast, saying he wanted to go to the state very soon and praising emergency officials for their efforts to protect people. More »
Krassi Nikov evacuated his home in Houston on Tuesday with more than 2 feet (61 cm) of water inside. Flooded for the second time this year, he plans to collect on his flood insurance again and rebuild. More »
For President Donald Trump, this was the week when the real world began to intrude upon his presidency. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, U.S., from the G20 Summit in Hamburg, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber sec... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday that he discussed forming a cyber security unit to guard against election hacki... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a veteran businessman and a former spy, meet in person for the first time on Friday ... More »
U.S. Senate Republicans’ legislation to overhaul Obamacare hit roadblocks almost as soon as it was unveiled: opposition from all 48 Democratic and independent senators and four conservative Republican lawmakers, as well as skepticism from several other Republi... More »
Protestors gather during a demonstration against the Republican repeal of the Affordable Care Act, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein U.S. Senate Republicans offered a bill on Thursday to overhaul Obamacare,... More »
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to Reuters during an interview in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, says he could live without the drama surrounding President Don... More »
Boats at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea are shown in this handout photo provided by Planet Labs, and captured on March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Planet Labs/Handout via Reuters China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring stati... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump’s overview of the budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2018 are displayed at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) on its release by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Rob... More »
Cuba’s President Raul Castro attends an ALBA alliance summit to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticize... More »
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a ”strategic initiatives” lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The White House budget direc... More »
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool/File Photo With his administration on the defensive over investigations into alleged Russian meddling ... More »
Ann Marie Wheeler applauds as President Donald Trump speaks to congress during a Pinellas County Republican Party watch party in Clearwater, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Scott Audette While U.S. President Donald Trump tried to win over skeptics in ... More »
ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson speaks during the IHS CERAWeek 2015 energy conference in Houston, Texas April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo The central question facing Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson if he becomes U.S. sec... More »
U.S. President elect Donald Trump walks up a staircase to depart the lobby of the New York Times building after a meeting in New York, U.S., November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration wou... More »
U.S. President Barack Obama reacts as he is almost pulled off the catwalk by a supporter as he arrives to speak at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Barack Obama on Sunday campaigned in the batt... More »
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mo... More »
BOONE, Iowa Scott Walker, a likely Republican presidential contender who is riding high in polls in the early voting state of Iowa, was literally the leader of the pack on Saturday at a gathering of 2016 White House hopefuls. Walker, the governor of neighborin... More »
NEW YORK Florida Senator Marco Rubio has one- Texas Senator Ted Cruz has one- even former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, considered a longshot for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has a billionaire in his corner. Wisconsin Governor Scott Wa... More »
CENTRAL, S.C., U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a defense hawk, entered the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, putting criticism of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the forefront of his White House bid. “Tho... More »
ROME Pope Francis’ hard-hitting criticisms of localization and inequality long ago set him out as a leader unafraid of mixing theology and politics. He is now flexing the Vatican’s diplomatic muscles as well. Last year, he helped to broker an historic accord b... More »
WASHINGTON Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who has said there is better than a 90 percent chance he will run for president, will give a “very important update” on Monday morning about 2016, according to media reports on Sunday. The South Carolina lawmaker w... More »
WASHINGTON Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio said on Sunday he still favors immigration reform, but he has accepted the need for a piece-by-piece legislative approach because “we don’t have the votes to pass” a comprehensive measure. Rubio, a U.S. ... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators scrambled to shore up bipartisan support for a controversial Iran nuclear bill before a committee meeting on Tuesday that could determine whether the legislation will survive President Barack Obama’s promised veto. The Sena... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retired physician Ben Carson, considered a potential Republican presidential contender, plans a major announcement on May 4 in Detroit, CNN reported on Monday, citing his spokeswoman. “He will make an announcement. But he’s still very mu... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical Republicans and Democrats on Monday that the U.S. Congress should give him another two and a half months to secure a final nuclear deal with Iran. In a closed briefing with the full House... More »
MIAMI (Reuters) – Republican Marco Rubio presented himself as the leader of a new political generation and the most viable alternative to Democrat Hillary Clinton as he entered the 2016 White House race on Monday and drew a contrast with his mentor and expecte... More »
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida urged voters on Monday to make a “generational choice” for new leadership that is not mired in the policies of the past, as the Republican announced he will enter the 2016 race for the White House. Rubio, 4... More »
MILFORD, N.H. (Reuters) – When Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky travels across the country this week as a newly minted presidential candidate, he will be greeted by $1 million worth of attack ads accusing him of being “wrong and dangerous” on Iran. It is an early... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Lindsey Graham, a possible 2016 Republican presidential contender, said the United States should put off a final nuclear agreement with Iran until after the U.S. election and said Democrat Hillary Clinton could get a better deal.... More »
