Politics News

  • The base of several wind turbine blades are seen outside TPI Composites in Newton, Iowa December 22, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

    U.S. House backs tax break crucial to wind turbine makers

    COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to renew a package of temporary tax breaks, known as the...

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  • Republicans seem poised to expand Senate majority with Louisiana race

    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Jonathan Kaminsky WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Republicans appear poised to expand their Senate maj...

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  • Exclusive: Tony James looks beyond Blackstone, would consider top job in U.S. government

    By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP's No. 2 executive Tony James is considering taking a role outside the ...

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  • Obama sketches 2015 agenda of taxes, trade; meets McConnell

    By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday laid out a business-friendly legisla...

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  • Obama, Hillary Clinton meet at White House but details are few

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met Hillary Clinton, his former secretary of state, on Wednesday but the White Ho...

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  • U.S. conservatives stand firm against funding for immigration order

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative Republicans on Wednesday resisted a plan to avert a budget f...

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  • Incoming Pennsylvania governor faces $2 billion budget gap

    By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Incoming Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will face a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 2...

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  • U.S. senator seeks formal declaration of war against Islamic State

    By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul called on Congress on Wednesday to formally declare war on ...

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  • Demonstrators picket against the possible arrivals of undocumented migrants who may be processed at the Murrieta Border Patrol Station in Murrieta, California July 1, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/SAM HODGSON

    States sue Obama administration on immigration

    By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A coalition of 17 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday saying it acted...

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  • U.S. appoints top diplomat for energy issues

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday appointed Amos Hochstein as the top diplomat for energy affairs as the...

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