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Trump takes second crack at a pivot next week with apprentice push

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a reporter’s question during a joint news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2017. President Donald Trump, who became a reality television st... More »

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Governors met on Obamacare replacement plan with Pence

FILE PHOTO – The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as ”Obamacare”, outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.... More »

Facing uphill fight in Iowa, Jeb Bush makes his case

PELLA, Iowa Facing an uphill battle in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Wednesday urged conservatives to accept his more welcoming position on immigration as a way to increase their chances of winning the White House in 2016. Iowa Republican... More »

Republican Walker is leader of 2016 election pack in Iowa

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 »

Why U.S. billionaires may not be able to buy the 2016 election

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 »

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Boone Pickens sees oil rising, bets on Bush for White House

LAS VEGAS Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens, who cemented his fortune with bets on oil companies, said the price of oil would likely hit $75 dollars a barrel by yearend as demand revives. The octogenarian corporate-raider-turned-hedge-fund-investor also mu... More »

Increased human protections offered as H5N2 outbreak spreads

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of farm workers exposed to a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu have been offered antiviral medication as a preventative measure in recent days, U.S. public health officials said. To date, the virulent H5N2 influenza, which has i... More »

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Republican presidential contenders woo evangelical voters

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopefuls in Iowa and elsewhere have recently begun sounding a call to arms to Christian conservatives, describing what they say is an urgent threat to religious liberty. Citing high-profile dust-ups over rel... More »

Ben Carson to make ‘major announcement’ on May 4: CNN

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 »

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In first steps on campaign trail, Rand Paul shadowed by Iran deal

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 »