Alabama speaker convicted of ethics charges, removed from office
(Reuters) – Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, a powerful figure in state politics, was found guilty on Friday of using his elected office, along with his former post as chair of the state Republican Party, for personal gain, local media reported.
Appeals court ruling will let some Kansas voters register, for now
(Reuters) – Thousands of Kansas residents who signed up to vote at motor vehicle offices but were kept off the rolls by a state law requiring proof of citizenship could be allowed to cast ballots in the November general election, under a ruling on Frid…
Stung by criticism, Trump vows to work for ethnic harmony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered a message of ethnic harmony on Friday at a Christian evangelical conference as he sought to calm concern about his criticism of a Mexican-American judge.
Romney says he will not consider running for White House
(Reuters) – Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee who has led a movement to derail Donald Trump’s nomination, said on Friday he would not consider running for the White House.
Puerto Rico GO bond price dips, rescue bill moves to Senate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s benchmark General Obligation bond fell in price on Friday in choppy trading after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at helping the U.S. territory fix its fiscal mess.
House opposes carbon and oil taxes in symbolic votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted largely along party lines on Friday to reject any new taxes on carbon emissions and oil production.
Illinois governor vetoes $3.9 billion FY 2016 spending bill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature in April to spend nearly $3.9 billion on state services that have not been funded due to an ongoing fiscal 2016 budget impasse.
Congress eyes $1 billion to aid at-risk families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Key members of the U.S. Congress said Friday they had reached a compromise to shift more than $1 billion to try to keep struggling families together, including those with babies born dependant on opioids.
Clinton leads Trump by 11 points in White House race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 11 points in the U.S. presidential race, showing little change after she became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday.
U.S. appeals court upholds ‘quickie’ union election rules
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday dismissed a bid by construction trade groups to block controversial Obama administration rules designed to speed up union elections, saying the National Labor Relations Board had broad authority to implement t…
