Government shutdown not likely: House Speaker Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said he does not anticipate a government shutdown and that lawmakers are moving ahead on legislation to fund federal agencies.
N.J. legislature to vote on overriding Christie gun control veto
(Reuters) – The New Jersey General Assembly is expected to vote on Thursday on whether to override Governor Chris Christie’s veto of a gun safety bill, in what could be the first time the state’s legislature has overturned a veto since he took office i…
Texas sues U.S., relief agency, to block Syrian refugees
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas state agency sued the U.S. State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday, seeking to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state just ahead of a plan to bring a new group of Syri…
Former U.S. national security adviser Sandy Berger dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Samuel “Sandy” Berger, a U.S. national security adviser to President Bill Clinton whose reputation was later marred by his theft of classified documents after leaving office, died early on Wednesday.
Trump criticizes administration’s deployment of new force to Iraq
MANASSAS, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized on Wednesday the Obama administration’s decision to send a force of special operations troops to Iraq, saying the deployment was too small to be effective and shou…
Syrian refugee plan in U.S. spending bill a ‘non-starter’: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans could doom a massive spending bill needed to keep the government running beyond Dec. 11 if they try to fold legislation tightening screening of Syrian refugees into the measure, Nancy Pelosi, the Democra…
No Planned Parenthood cut-off in Republicans’ spending draft: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite pledges by some conservative Republicans to defund Planned Parenthood, House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said no such proposal was included in a draft government funding bill sent to her this week.
Texas sues U.S., relief agency, to block Syrian refugees
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas state agency sued the U.S. State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday, seeking to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state just ahead of a plan to bring a new group of Syri…
Trump calls for targeting Islamic State fighters’ families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday his plan for combating Islamic State militants involves targeting not just the group’s fighters but also their families.
Florida Supreme Court approves overhaul of congressional maps
TAMPA/TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a plan to overhaul state congressional boundaries that a judge had declared unconstitutionally gerrymandered, a move that jeopardizes several incumbents in the 2016 ele…
