By Tim Reid (Reuters) – A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for a Donald Trump victory while throwing up roadblocks for his main rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, party members and strategists said. Republicans who fear Trump is too polarizing a figure to beat Democratic President…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Monday that actions by China in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea reflect a “growing aggressiveness” by Beijing’s military that raises the risk of an error where someone gets hurt. The U.S. Navy on Sunday released a video of what it called an “unsafe interaction” in the…
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House, setting up a fight against former President Donald Trump. Pence’s campaign filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. Pence will launch his campaign with a video…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee will be able to view a classified cable related to the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the committee said on Monday, ending a threat to file contempt charges against Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Republican Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the…
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s lower house on Monday said it would freeze debates on government-backed social reforms, as former high-ranking officials in President Gustavo Petro’s administration were called to give evidence over alleged campaign financing irregularities. The government of leftist Petro, who took office last year, has sent proposed labor, pension and…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury said it can now meet the federal government’s payment obligations after a debt ceiling suspension, following earlier warnings that it would run short of funds on Monday if Congress failed to act. “Now that Congress has acted to suspend the debt limit, Treasury has the tools…
By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Cornel West, a progressive political activist and philosopher, announced on Monday that he is launching a third-party 2024 bid for the U.S. presidency. West said on Twitter that he was running for the White House with the small, leftist People’s Party, “fighting to end poverty, mass incarceration, ending wars and…
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a California attorney’s federal trademark for the phrase “Trump Too Small” – a cheeky criticism of former President Donald Trump – should have been granted. The justices took up an appeal by the U.S. Trademark Office of a lower court’s…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Changes to the Brazilian inflation targeting system should not be linked to how monetary policy is carried out, the central bank’s director of economic policy said on Monday, amid speculation of an imminent change in inflation goal timelines. Brazil has annual inflation targets, and if they are not met within a given…
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said on Monday he would not join the crowded field vying for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, saying too many candidates will help former President Donald Trump win the nomination. “Our party is on a collision course toward electoral irrelevance without significant corrective action,”…
