North Carolina lawmaker: ‘we must fight to keep our state straight’
(Reuters) – A Republican candidate running to become North Carolina’s attorney general faced criticism on Tuesday after saying “we must fight to keep our state straight” while discussing a law that restricts transgender bathroom access and gay rights.
House passes bill seeking to counter extremists’ recruiting pitches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure that would for the first time require the Homeland Security department to use testimonials from former extremists to counter recruiting messages from militant groups…
Jury deadlocks over tax-evasion charges against Washington state auditor
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A jury did not convict Washington state’s auditor on money-laundering and tax-evasion charges on Tuesday in a blow to federal prosecutors who argued that the Democrat had “spun a web of lies” to avoid paying taxes and defraud thousa…
Kansas governor withdraws from Syrian refugee program
(Reuters) – Kansas is withdrawing from plans to resettle Syrian refugees in the state after the federal government failed to provide security information on them, Republican Governor Sam Brownback said on Tuesday.
Rights groups appeal ruling upholding North Carolina voter ID law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Civil rights groups and churches opposed to sweeping changes to North Carolina’s election rules said on Tuesday they would ask an appeals court for a reversal after a federal judge upheld provisions they argue will suppr…
NYC mayor presents $82.2 billion budget, overhauls hospitals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $82.2 billion budget plan for the 2017 fiscal year on Tuesday, and promised an overhaul of the city’s ailing public hospitals that treat large numbers of undocumented patients.
U.S. military can withstand the sage grouse, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Efforts to protect the greater sage grouse, a bird found in the western United States, do not pose a threat to the U.S. military, two senior Democratic House of Representatives lawmakers said on Tuesday.
U.S. justices mull propriety of recalling discharged jury to duty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the question of under what circumstances judges can recall jurors to duty after they have rendered a verdict, in a case involving a man seeking damages after suffering injuries in a…
U.S. top court backs New Jersey cop’s political retaliation claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a former police detective can sue a New Jersey city claiming he was demoted as punishment after getting a campaign sign for his bedridden mother supporting the mayor’s rival in a 2006 …
House Democrats question if Valeant is withholding records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on a powerful U.S. congressional panel are questioning whether Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals may be wrongfully withholding documents in connection with its ongoing probe into sky-rocketing drug prices, according …
