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Under pressure, senators formulate gun control compromise

(Reuters) Some Republican senators tried on Friday to craft a compromise bill to impose limited gun restrictions in the face of pressure from Democrats and public rage over the Orlando mass shooting, the deadliest in modern U.S. history. A gunman killed 49 people at the Orlando, Florida, gay nightclub last Sunday, sparking a scramble over competing gun measures in the U.S. Senate. While past gun-control measures have failed to clear Congress, the massacre, coupled with […]

Clinton considering Warren, not Sanders, for running mate: WSJ

  (Reuters) Hillary Clinton is considering U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for her running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing several people familiar with the process. Warren, a leading progressive voice among Democrats, is among those Democratic presidential candidate Clinton is vetting for the vice presidential position, the newspaper reported. Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders is not, it added. Sources told Reuters earlier this month that Warren, who represents […]

‘I’m with her’ – Obama backs Clinton for president

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama endorsed one-time rival Hillary Clinton to succeed him Thursday, signaling to Democrats that it’s time to unify after a bitter primary campaign and beat Donald Trump. “Tens of millions of Americans made their voices heard. Today I just want to add mine,” Obama said in a video endorsement. “I’m with her.” Thier first joint campaign event will take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin on […]

Clinton: Republicans ‘want to go back to trickle-down economics on steroid’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took aim at Republican rivals saying she is looking forward to debating with them about the economy if she becomes the Democratic nominee. “Pay close attention,” to what Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz are saying, she told supporters in Pennsylvania. “They want to go back to trickle-down economics on steroids,” she said.