Political News, Analysis and Opinion

SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s long-running bankruptcy could cross the finish line by the end of the year under a schedule proposed by the U.S. commonwealth’s federally created financial … Read More

By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget plan for the coming fiscal year drew a prompt rejection on Monday from congressional Democrats, … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to void a policy barring hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from federal … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration has quietly abandoned a wildlife advisory board that animal rights groups said was illegally stacked with politically connected donors and … Read More

By Tom Hals and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – In the #MeToo era, women who make sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men can count on public support, but the rape trial … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses – Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg – both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on … Read More

By Shivani Singh and Stephanie Nebehay BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in China climbed above 1,000, as the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the spread of cases outside … Read More

By Conor Humphries and Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – Sinn Fein on Monday said it wanted a major role in Ireland’s next government after a record election showing, a move … Read More

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – President Nayib Bukele’s use of armed soldiers in El Salvador’s parliament over the weekend has alarmed political foes and rights groups, with growing … Read More

By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) – Support for Joe Biden’s U.S. Democratic presidential bid has tumbled nationally to the lowest on record since his lackluster finish in the Iowa … Read More