Illinois governor urges 2018 vote on ‘rigged’ political mapmaking
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner urged lawmakers on Friday to allow voters in 2018 to decide whether to change how political boundaries are drawn after the state’s Supreme Court a day earlier declared a petition-driven redi…
Maine governor apologizes for obscenity-laced voicemail
(Reuters) – Maine Governor Paul LePage apologized on Friday for an obscenity-laced voicemail he left for a lawmaker who he believed had called him a racist for remarks he made about drug dealers.
As racial politics loom over election, Obama’s legacy is seen as mixed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Barack Obama became the first African-American to win the White House in 2008, his victory was a turning point in U.S. race relations that set high expectations for progress to come.
Obama’s judges leave liberal imprint on U.S. law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, the federal appeals court based in Virginia was known as one of the most conservative benches in the country.
White House proposes rule to welcome immigrant entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration proposed a rule on Friday aimed at attracting thousands of immigrant entrepreneurs to start companies in the United States.
Former Bush adviser Wolfowitz to vote for Clinton: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Paul Wolfowitz, a Republican adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush, plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election despite his “serious reservations”, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Frida…
Obama expands Hawaii marine reserve in final push on climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, the White House said, an action that will ban commercial fishing from more than 582,500 sq miles (1.5 million sq km) of the Pacific Ocean.
Hillary Clinton says her family’s foundation is looking for partners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Friday the Clinton Foundation was seeking other organizations to partner with as it looks to wind down some of its charitable work, but defended her work as secretary …
Judge orders search of new Clinton emails for release by September 13
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ordered the State Department on Thursday to release by Sept. 13 any emails it finds between Hillary Clinton and the White House from the week of the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, among the thousands of additional emails uncov…
White House meets with Clinton, Trump teams to discuss transition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top White House officials met on Thursday with Democratic and Republican presidential campaign representatives to discuss preparations for transferring power to whomever wins the Nov. 8 election, a White House spokeswoman said.
