Buffett’s BNSF helped lead fight to delay train safety technology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Philadelphia in May, killing eight people and injuring scores more, the railroad industry’s campaign to delay a Dec. 31 deadline to install technology to prevent such disasters appeared …
Former congressman Howard Coble dies in North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Former congressman Howard Coble, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives longer than any other North Carolina Republican, has died after an extended hospital stay.
Houston voters reject civil rights measure for LGBT community
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Voters in Houston, the fourth most populous U.S. city, rejected a measure that have would banned discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, protections not guaranteed under Texas law.
Republicans win governor’s races in Mississippi, Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Republican businessman Matt Bevin was elected Kentucky’s next governor on Tuesday, marking a setback for Democrats who had controlled the office in every election but one since 1971 and underscoring the party’s decline in th…
Former Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayor gets old job back after prison
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – Former three-term Mayor Joseph Ganim was overwhelmingly elected to his old job on Tuesday despite spending seven years in prison for corruption.
GOP keeps control of Virginia state Senate despite gun control spending
(Reuters) – Republicans kept control of the Virginia state Senate on Tuesday despite millions from billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s gun control advocacy group backing Democrats.
Michigan politicians forced out of office by affair lose Republican primary
DETROIT (Reuters) – Two former Michigan representatives forced out of the state legislature for their extramarital affair and its subsequent cover-up lost their respective bids to regain their seats in a special Republican primary on Tuesday, results s…
Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant re-elected: media reports
(Reuters) – Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant won re-election to a second term on Tuesday, easily defeating a little-known opponent in the conservative Southern state, according to local media reports and CNN projections.
Congress to consider new version of sweeping defense policy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees said on Tuesday a version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping defense policy bill, would go before Congress this week, with $5 billion of cuts reflecting a bud…
Jeb Bush apologizes to France for workweek crack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeb Bush’s rebooted campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination included an apology to the French on Tuesday for making a joke about their work ethic.
